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If everyone who complained about ads in Prime and Netflix canceled their accounts, then Prime and Netflix would be motivated to remove their ads.
The minute I got the prime notification I went and canceled immediately. And same with Netflix, I wish more people would do the same.
Fr the longest time, I got Prime because of Prime. The ebooks and videos were just an included bonus. The bonus going to shit doesn’t change what the original decision was based on.
Prime video has been on this road for a long time, as videos with ads took o paver more and more of its Home Screen. It got more and more annoying clicking past the clutter of “FreeVee” videos to find stuff I wanted to watch, but I guess it’s all stuff to click past now
Wouldn't this also cause them to charge more to make up for lost paying customers? 🤔
Certainly possible, but there is a limit to what they can charge before losing customers on price as well as on principle.
I did for Prime.
Netflix didn't put ads in for me, since I was already on the "4K" plan. Didn't they just throw in an even lower tier for their ad version?
I dropped it with the new policy on sharing, although I didn’t wait for their follow through. As a divorced parent with kids, including one in college, if your family plan doesn’t work for my family because they may sometimes live in other locations, you’re out. I was ok paying for the family plan, but if you’re going to hassle one kid when he’s at my ex’s or the other at school, how is that worth my money?
Yeah, I agree that's a crap policy for any family that may be spread over more than one household like that.
Do they actually cut you off if you ignore them and carry on doing it anyway?
I didn’t wait for them to follow through. I decided I didn’t have to spend money with a company that was going to treat me as a criminal
And if you ask for a manager, you'll totally get better service.
I must not be understanding, you think collective action is the same as an individual complaint?
I think all these assholes care about is money.
If your nonparticipation doesn't cost them more money than they get from the assholes who pay to shove ads in your face, you will accomplish absolutely nothing. If you haven't noticed - boycotts don't do shit, nowadays. The numbers involved break the concept. Abuse remains the dominant strategy, so long as they move slowly.
Yeah it is frustrating and demotivating trying to get collective action going. People are more concerned about watching TV immediately than they are about keeping it nice to use long term. I'll probably still try to nudge anyway. Worst case scenario if individuals quit is basically that they find a different hobby to replace ad-driven streaming, that's a win.
Don't recall saying "frustrating" or "demotivating." It straight-up does not work. It has been broken.
Just teach people how to pirate.