Netflix Hints at Price Increases, Plans to Retire Basic Service Amid Ad-Tier Growth::Netflix says subscriptions to its ad-supported service grew by 70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023.

  • @essteeyou
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    10 months ago

    If everyone learned to “use the internet” and stopped paying then there would be nothing to pay for because nobody works for free.

    • @CriticalMiss
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      810 months ago

      If everyone learned to use the internet then those companies would have to adapt in order to survive.

      • @essteeyou
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        110 months ago

        How would they adapt to offer stuff for cheaper than free?

        • @CriticalMiss
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          210 months ago

          Because piracy isn’t a pricing issue, it’s a service issue. If people can get a better service for free, then that’s what they’re going to do. It’s the same reason people go to McDonalds, everyone can make a mid burger at home, but McDs has already done it and will sell it at a price some people will find reasonable. If I could go to Netflix, pay them whatever it costs right now and actually watch the content at a resolution I actually paid for and download to keep myself a copy for later (because again, I bought it) then I’d pay for Netflix. Seeing as that’s not the case and likely won’t be because people keep paying for Netflix, we’re stuck with the status quo.

          • @essteeyou
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            110 months ago

            When you’re talking about downloading for later are you talking about while your Netflix subscription is active, or for after you terminate your subscription?

            • @CriticalMiss
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              110 months ago

              After as well, no DRM on downloads. Pure .mp4

              • @essteeyou
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                110 months ago

                So on the first day of your Netflix subscription you’d download 1000 movies then cancel your subscription…