Thanks a bunch, Netflix – its Windows app is about to lose downloads
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But ad-supported plans will now be catered for

Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.

Netflix must realize that it’s a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.

There’s a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.

  • @[email protected]English
    19•4 months ago

    Microsoft doesn’t care if you use the app or the browser

    You’re still on their OS

    • @ArtVandelayEnglish
      18•4 months ago

      I’m certainly no desktop developer, but I would imagine a native application gives you access to more intrusive data than a browser, especially considering modern browser protections. Just a theory though

      • @[email protected]English
        4•4 months ago

        They could keylog everything or screenshot every x seconds and send it to them if they wanted

        Log all network requests

        The app is most likely electron which is just Chromium

    • @UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
      0•4 months ago

      You’d never know it the way they try to make every Microsoft branded app the default