I’m not defending them because it’s a shit move, but they clearly understand the most valuable feature is not their ad-ridden free content but rather the original value prop of the service.
atomicpeach@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
I’m not sure I understand the need for charging to play media on a private server when not on the local network. Why is this no longer going to be free? I’m glad I bought a lifetime pass many many years back but I definitely wouldn’t pay for Plex nowadays with alternatives being comparable. What a silly choice they made~
thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
It reeks of “we’re routing your traffic through our own servers to check your media for piracy” to me.
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Why would they check for piracy when it’s not them you’re pirating from and stopping piracy would remove the most popular use case of their product?