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- Just like in elections, you can vote with your wallet, too. They will never stop squeezing. Amazon Prime had a no-ads tier then just decided to put ads in it. Did they drop the price of prime? Hell no. They said, Hey that's a nice ad-free tier you had there, shame what happened. I can fix that for you for a mere $36 more a year. And consumers let that happen. That was when I went amazon-free and never looked back.by spl757
- Full circle, streaming is just OTT cable TV now. Actually this is worse than cable I think because previously I could buy HBO or Starz and actually get an ad-free premium channel.by branon
- Thats a weird way for Disney to announce the end of Disney+.by DiabloD3
- I’m paying top dollar for what I thought is an ad-free tier. First ad I see and that will be the end of that.by SaucyWrong
- I am quite happy with my premium Netflix account (even though I don't use it much) but if they started showing ads I'd cancel in a heartbeat.
People my generation won't go back. But the children of today who grow up in the Advertising Jugend are the future.
by TitaRusell - Crunchyroll is skating very close to this line.
For paid accounts they don't show ads during an episode, but they're injecting their own little things before some episodes.
My policy now is that every time they do this, I suspend my membership for 2 months. So basically I pay them for 4 months of the year.
That lets me binge each complete season of anime, while still punishing their misbehavior.
It's trivial for them, but it feels like a small win for justice for me.
by CoastalCoder - Back to piracy it is. I mean I gave you all the money you asked for and it wasn’t enough was it? You also demanded to shove your ads in my face. Even though I said no, and that I would pay to avoid this, but you said no, I don’t love your money as much as I love their money AND violating you.by caidan