You skipped the part where Netflix actually encouraged account sharing for a long time. Now they frame the account sharers as thieves. Also the other part where quality of content goes down while subscription prices go up while still not providing plans with hq streams for single people. Which all was tolerable for a few bucks a month. Without sharing netflix is simply not worth the money
Comment on Netflix password crackdown has actually caused a growth in Subscriptions
ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 1 year agoI hated the crackdown but resisting on “principles” is bizarre to me. I left Reddit and Twitter due to principles. Netflix wanting to get paid for their service and content is reasonable. Wanting a business to serve you up free entertainment with no catch?
Also before anyone tries to claim hypocrisy - The difference between that and Twitter/Reddit is myself and the community create the content and are forcefed ads.
DrGunjah@lemmy.world 1 year ago
ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can you point to where they’re calling account sharers “thieves”? I’ve just seen them say they’re now limiting screens. And agreed the content sucks which is why I unsubscribed awhile ago. No one is forcing you to use it, but at the same time no one deserves it for free.
Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Your a shill. Find a boot to lick
jukes@lemmy.secondpartysoftware.com 1 year ago
*You’re
ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t pay for Netflix and think their content mostly sucks but thinking “I deserve this service for free” is a childish perspective. Go ahead and pirate it, I couldn’t care less, but don’t act like it gives you the moral high ground lol
bh11235@infosec.pub 1 year ago
With this whole “you pay per screen, love is sharing a password” business they just dug a PR hole for themselves. If they’d had just offered price X per screen from the start, then introduced a “same household discount” or whatever, we wouldn’t have all this outrage. But execs can only see as far as next quarter and here we are.
pjhenry1216@kbin.social 1 year ago
This isn't a logical argument. It's a childish attempt at discrediting. You failed.
Hogger85b@kbin.social 1 year ago
Except netlfix sold people a license to view 3 streams then told people they couldn't decide who used those streams.
JasSmith@kbin.social 1 year ago
I think I am more annoyed by their pricing plans following this move. They are double dipping by charging more for additional screens and then preventing users from using said additional screens. They shouldn't have tiered pricing plans by number of screens if they have no intention of honouring them.
ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah that all sucks, which is why I unsubscribed to it. But I also understand I don’t deserve it for free.
snooggums@kbin.social 1 year ago
It isn't free, someone is paying for it.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 year ago
They’re not preventing you from using more screens. If you want to watch Netflix while the kids watch Netflix in another room, that’s what the multiple device plans are for.
JasSmith@kbin.social 1 year ago
Unless I want to watch from my holiday home. Or if my kids want to watch Netflix at my ex's house. Or if I travel regularly. Or I want to regularly watch Netflix with my friend or girlfriend at their house. There are numerous reports of restrictions on all of these, so they clearly are limiting the number of screens I can use.
Sarsaparilla@kbin.social 1 year ago
Sure, it's reasonable, and why I started subscribing in the first place. But if I pay for four screens, I expect to be able to use all of those four screens, no matter what address they are being viewed from.
ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah that’s totally fair and Netflix fucked that up
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 year ago
You’re not paying for that though. The terms of service have never allowed giving other people your details and letting people outside your household use your account.
Also you can still use 4 devices no matter where you are - mobile devices and tablets and laptops are not IP restricted.
Maestro@kbin.social 1 year ago
Netflix started out encouraging password sharing, even promoted it on Twitter back in the days.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Yeh, when they allowed it. They changed their terms of service.
snooggums@kbin.social 1 year ago
Mobile devices are restricted by being forced to connect to your 'home' network regularly.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 year ago
And that’s fine because it’s not stopping you from using your 4 devices.