Comment on Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April
JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoIt’s the setup which doesn’t pass the “wife” test. The more setup friction, the lower the likelihood that average users will bother. It requires a very easy setup experience to retain the average user. Even us technical people have limited time in the day. If I get a similar experience out of both Plex and Jellyfin, I’m going with the software which is easier to set up. Most of us are at that point in our lives where we’ll pay for convenience.
Polderviking@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
LeFantome@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
It never occurred to me that when people talk about “wife factor”, they mean setup. I also thought they just meant uses
My wife uses Jellyfin and complains about it less than Netflix or Prime.
My wife is an iPhone and Mac user and asks me to set all her Apple stuff up. I get asked to fix things all the time.
Apparently neither Apple or Jellyfin have sufficient “wife factor” if we include setup.