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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Eh... i also remember reading an article saying they GAINED 5 million after this started..

Lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Wow, that went swimmingly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't Netflix gain more subs after the change before they lost them? Also, 200,000 is a small number, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This is for Australia. Unfortunately, last I read, you're right about it helping their numbers globally, to the extent that Disney is looking into cracking down on sharing too. I did not get my own subscription. Most of their shows are dull to me, and the ones that I like often get canceled.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

I mean sure, turn to streaming competitors, but they are not going to be any better in the long term.

The entire subscription model sucks. It's really bad value for the consumer and makes us pay huge amount of money every month for nothing once we have watched what we want to watch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My new streaming service is powered by open source software and has a black flag on the rear end of the ship. I'll be fine.

In the end I'm one of those pirates with an enormous inventory of movies purchased on YouTube and other services, I just don't want to support services that pride themselves with cancelling after season one.

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