Comment on How Streaming Destroyed TV
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoYup, that’s why I subscribed to Netflix. I refused to get a TV sub because of all the stupid ads. Netflix offered enough of a selection and had no ads. I cancelled my Disney+ sub because I wasn’t willing to pay the increased “no ads” price, and I’m trying to convince my wife to drop Netflix because of the increased “no ads” price.
Ads can suck on a fat one, I’m going back to buying physical media.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
So the pricing is killing them (for you) not the ads.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No, the fact that they totally went back on their whole shtick (ad-free streaming) made me want to drop their service. If they didn’t have an ad-supported tier and increased the price, I’d probably still be with them. But since they have an ad-supported tier, and I know a thing or two about ad-revenue, I know they’re making far less through ads than the difference between the ad-supported and ad-free tiers, so they’re just fleecing me because they can.
If it was merely price, I would’ve left long ago. It’s the slap in the face and the apparent push toward ad-supported viewing that alienated me. I’d honestly prefer to pay more for a service that refuses to use advertising at all and has worse selection. I pay for Tuta, which is a worse experience in almost every way vs gmail precisely because it doesn’t harvest my data. If I was more concerned w/ price, I’d still be with gmail. Netflix showing ads means they have an incentive to sell my personal data, and I want nothing to do with it.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
But…they didn’t. They still have ad-free streaming.
So…you don’t have a problem with the price, you’re just mad that they offer an ad-supported tier for other people?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I don’t like the price, but yes, my main problem is that they have an ad-supported tier. That means their focus has shifted from providing great content to attracting advertisers.