Looks like it's time to cancel prime

With Netflix already having ads we are now 75% of the way to "cutting the cord" going back to reinventing cable again.

The internet has gotten 3x shittier in the last 12 months.

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The corporate enshittification of once decent products and services continues unabated. Amazons decision to charge for UPS store returns even if the products they delivered were defective was almost enough for me to cancel Prime, but this seals the deal. When Amazon Prime commercials begin my Prime membership and most of my Amazon purchases end.

The pendulum is swinging back towards the monopoly model that destroyed cable. Time to dust off the old Jolly Roger and teach streaming an old lesson of what happens when you price gouge people.

Finally! I’ve been waiting for a good enough reason to cancel Prime

I'm baffled by the unrealistic demand for constant infinite growth from corporate shareholders and management. Those days are numbered.

Was already going to cancel when my renewal was up, now i'll cancel even harder.

Eh, I only use prime video because it doesn't cost extra, I don't really need it. Back to piracy it will be, I guess.

This is bad for everyone. I'm still a Prime Member for shopping etc., but thats really got to be reconsidered now too.

So basically we're pretty much back to paying for a TV package.

More I see stuff like this the more I believe that these services really aren't making any money and its all smokescreen.

Though this could also just be investors trying to drive up profits instead.

I am not paying to watch commercials. Fuck that.

Seems like a lot of companies are testing how much they can get away with lately.

Streaming has essentially become TV packages again. The golden age of streaming is dead, long live Davy Jones!

Don't worry, it will be presented like this:

"To continue offering you high quality original programming like X and Y, we have to raise our price for Amazon Prime. But don't worry, we're now adding a lower cost ad-based alternative called Amazon Subprime."

So, as usual, most people will be fine with it and put the plastic bag back over their head.

These streaming companies are giving people more of a reason to use Jellyfin every day

We should have canceled when Prime got rid of UPS pick up for free. Only reason I used it. Now there is zero benefit to Prime with this new stupid ad tier. You don't even get free grocery delivery.

And... we are back to cable again.

I pay for Prime for the next day postage, prime video is just an extra i occasionally use. I'll just pirate their stuff in future and ignore their clunky TV app

Having ads in fucking movies makes a service feel cheap / lower value. But the price is staying the same, so where's that button to cancel?

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, matey.

Yup, I will be cancelling too. Greedy bastards.

So with the media industry strikes the content is already going to be crap next year. Why not also include ads with it? WTF Amazon.

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Well, it seems Amazon doesn't want my money. Don't worry, you won't see it anymore.