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.

  • @SilverFlame
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    74 months ago

    I wasnt able to upgrade to fiber internet until about 2017

    • @JordanZ
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      74 months ago

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      • JackbyDev
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        44 months ago

        They cover over 99% of my city with fiber and I can walk to city hall from my house. Still doesn’t cover my street.

      • @iamtherealwalrus
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        24 months ago

        Welcome to Europe, where we get 1gbps fiber at reasonable prices. Here in Denmark it is available at ~$30/month for example. Because the same fiber infrastructure is accessible by many different ISPs to offer to consumers.

    • @Lost_My_Mind
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      24 months ago

      My doctor says I need more fiber…

    • @RGB3x3
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      24 months ago

      I wasn’t able to upgrade until last year. And there are still places around me that don’t have fiber