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As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.

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[–] [email protected] 133 points 9 months ago (18 children)

I actually get Prime TV series from the high seas even though I'm subscribed to Prime. It's simply better UX this way.

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It is insane to me how piracy is making a comeback because decision makers forgot Gabe's lesson

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (8 children)
[–] [email protected] 87 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Piracy is a service problem.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There's a reason I use spotify and steam.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Looking more like the right decision i made to drop prime last year

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah I already know about this. Also as a long time prime subscriber we have had ads longer than you'd expect. It first started as ads for Amazon products and also previews for other Amazon shows. It doesn't surprise me that there are pause screen ads now like other streaming services.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Jesus christ do these people not understand what “Pause” means? It means my roommate just walked in and wants to discuss something. It means we’re looking at the freeze frame to see some aspect of the shot. It means the same damned collection of events should happen any time a “Pause” control’s been triggered since the invention of playback.

Why are the UX people not fighting them on this? Why does design have to be about breaking everything these days?

[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

UX vet here.

  1. UX usually never ever has the final say on this stuff. Product management, finance, and marketing almost always win out in most companies. Heck, in just about every agile training that is given, people are taught that product management gets the final vote on whether or not a feature gets prioritized.

  2. Amazon is famous for being driven by bean counters and analysts. Many of their product development decisions are driven by measurable short term incremental tests. Amazon has never really known how to build physical or digital experiences that people love.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago

UX designers present to Directors and VPs; VPs and Directors speak to their C-level; C-level and Board want more money; VPs and Directors tell UX/UI team; UX team complains; designers fired; UI outsourced at 2x rate; Ad driven website achieved; Consumer Satisfaction drops; Revenue increases; Board rich; People poor; Sad

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (6 children)

The UX people did have that fight. It ultimately comes down to "take your check and do it, or we can find someone who will"

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Hold on, I gotta watch a Charmin commercial before my toilet 🚽 will flush for me....you know, my toilet that I purchased for my restroom. ....it's coming, laugh now but you, know it! Cha-cha-cha! Charmin!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Yeah I don't use prime video but as soon as I saw they were going to add ads, that opens the door for them to make their app shitty as hell.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Did everyone not just pirate this series? It seems like Game of Thrones level pirate content, who would pay for that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wish the high seas had better quality. So much isn't available in 4k at least in the waters I've checked out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

It is for me.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

I've been getting a lot of mileage from this.

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