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paraphrand ,

You guys should have the same reaction to all bad software news. It would be consistent.

nicetriangle ,

*unless you're not a customer

AlwaysNowNeverNotMe ,
@AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social avatar

Hoist the sails.

rynzcycle ,

Bummer. Not because of the extra $3, honestly I'll probably just pay it. But because until now Prime programming has been able to operate with a certain freedom. I know 0 people with prime for the video (as opposed to the free delivery) so they were willing to take risks with the shows.

Solos and Tales from the Loop are both amazing works of art that would never have shown up on network TV, or Netflix which would much rather make cheap mass appeal shows with little depth. Even more shows with wider appeal (e.g. The Expanse) might not survive the TV Executive mindset now that they have a reason to care about the number of views as a primary metric, over user happiness.

And honestly, it all baffles me, I will gladly subscribe to a streaming service for one great show. Produce 3 or 4 a year and I'm subscribed for good. If I wanted an endless string of medicore baking reality shows, I'd get cable again.

AquaTofana ,

Ugh yes. I canceled my Amazon Prime like 5 years ago, and swore off Amazon completely until they started streaming Vox Machina. Sucks that’s the service Critical Role went with, but it is what it is.

I should check out Tales from the Loop too… and cancel AppleTV now that Ted Lasso is over.

cybersandwich ,

Appletv has some of the best content out there. They may be the last one standing for me at this rate.

Silo, severance, invasion, foundation, slow horses (though this latest season is pretty meh), for all mankind, and there is another one I’m forgetting.

I think companies like apple and Amazon had?(have) a huge advantage when it comes to their streaming services and content. They don’t need to make money on them. They can take risks. They can let a show build. Netflix kills shows too fast. Why? Because they don’t have a billion dollar business that can cash flow content that might not be hugely popular right out of the gate.

It sucks Amazon is going down this path. If they put ads I’ll pay the $3, but I’m cancelling my music subscription with them to pay for it $10/mo.

FartsWithAnAccent ,
@FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world avatar

Yarrr, this be some bullshit.

oDDmON ,

USENET is my happy place.

7u5k3n ,

This is the way

BynaD ,

I had never heard of usenet, this is eye opening thank you! I have been thinking about reverting back to torrents, might have to try this out first though.

rockerface ,

Taking notes right now

Mythnubb ,

I looked into usenet but I first tried RealDebrid and it’s been great. I personally have went with Alldebrid

maegul ,
@maegul@lemmy.ml avatar

So for those who don’t know, this happened with cable back in the day. No ads was part of the pitch, then they were slowly introduced, the appeal of the product fell, and, at least in my circles, fewer held on to the product over time.

Pepsi ,
@Pepsi@kbin.social avatar

that’s patently untrue.

the first cable stations were OTA (network) stations from major cities being served to rural areas. those had ads.
the first cable-specific channel was TBS which was just a converted Atlanta NBC channel that also had ads.
as basic cable grew, new channels launched with ads.

Premium channels like HBO launched in the 70s without ads but afaik those channels are still ad-free except self-promotion between shows.

maegul ,
@maegul@lemmy.ml avatar

Well, not everyone lives in the US or has the same timeline or window of experience. I should have made the relativism of my statement more clear, though it was touched on briefly.

Pepsi ,
@Pepsi@kbin.social avatar

I don’t think my “window of experience” has any impact on the objective reality that cable had ads from square 1.

maegul ,
@maegul@lemmy.ml avatar

Unless for some countries the cable experience didn’t have ads from square one, then people in those countries have a different reality.

But globally, yes, you’re point is well made and I didn’t know about it (thanks!), and is arguably much more relevant if that timeline and jurisdiction/territory match that of the corporations which currently run the streaming world, which is very much the case by my count.

jordanlund ,
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The only reason I ever had Prime was free shipping, then I realized as soon as I bundled my orders to be over a certain dollar figure I STILL got free shipping, I kicked Prime to the curb.

aniki ,

You can even get a free week of prime for 2 dollars by just not giving-in which you can then immediately cancel and get ovre and over and over and over again.

villainy ,

For me it was the “Amazon Day” shipping that bundles up a week’s worth of separate orders into one shipping day. Convenient sure but now I’m not getting 2-day shipping… so what am I paying for again? I’ll just bundle up the orders and shipping my damn self.

jordanlund ,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, if I need something next day, I’ll go buy it today. :)

numberfour002 ,

I cancelled Amazon Prime awhile ago when the customer service took a nose dive and I realized too many of the 3rd party vendors were using Amazon as their defective products outlet.

But I actively and permanently skipped out on an Amazon Prime subscription because they refused to give me a pro-rated refund on the remaining 8-9 months of service after I cancelled. They literally told me that they start with the pro-rated amount, then subtract out the cost of all the “free” movie/show/music rentals as well as all the “free” shipping on orders during the time you’ve had prime, and you only get whatever remains (if anything). Within the first 3 -4 months, I had already accrued enough “free” $5.99 shipping and $3 - $4 rentals that it exceeded the $100 or whatever cost of a prime membership was back in those days, so I got no refund. Bunch of crooks.

No surprise, I’m completely on board with folks kicking Prime to the curb.

Tosti ,
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The moment each show got a pre-reel for another Amazon show this was clearly the path they where taking.

Already cancelled a good 6 months ago.

sik0fewl ,

Yeah, Prime Video already has commercials.

hactar42 ,

At least they give you a slip button, unlike Paramount+

nicetriangle ,

Yeah I thought that was a pretty obvious attempt to ease people into it. So this news doesn't come as a shock. If anything I'm surprised it took this long.

Squizzy ,

I just got too many channels for like 16 bucks from China.

They can fuck right off. That said they have a decent output so I’m not going to cancel them outright.

Deceptichum ,
@Deceptichum@kbin.social avatar

I’ve got all the content for like 0 bucks from some sea fairing scalllywags.

Squizzy ,

Yeah I do that too, but for the most part it is only content not available to stream where I am.

I got the channels for live sport

Naich ,
@Naich@kbin.social avatar

Well, they can fuck right off.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

its been fun watching all these streaming bullets whiz by me and my giant smokin' NAS. i feel like neo!

but really, who didnt see this coming the day they announced their service?

thisisawayoflife ,

Thankfully, much of Amazons content shows up on Usenet so I can just download the ad-free versions there and then watch it.

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

The shitshow of video streaming continues!

Beardedsausag3 ,
@Beardedsausag3@kbin.social avatar

And bring that keg of mead on board with ya, ya dastardly scallywags 🏴‍☠️

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