Prime Video is getting ads.

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Yeah, it's completely BS.

Normally, when you pay for a service like Netflix you're paying to watch content without ads. Other services are free, but have ads because that's how they make money.

These people keep pushing back on their words and charging people more money, knowing people are hurting right now. Some real predatory shyt.

Amazon already took all these companies' business, but want to keep charging more.

true

with the sizes of these new global tech business customer bases individual customers matter less.

they have outsourced large swathes of support to the customer.

if you have a problem, good luck trying to speak to someone who is not just following a script.

they get a captive audience and then start ratcheting the screws.

 

[Uchiha God]

ads on paid subscriptions is insane to me - they keep trying more and more daring stuff to see what they can get away with

 

[old pig]

that’s wack that they can just implement that to folks who are already subscribed…I imagine there was some small print that I neglected to read that allows them to do this tho…fukk it I’ve already run out of shyt to watch on prime anyway

 

[AStrangeName]

ads on paid subscriptions is insane to me - they keep trying more and more daring stuff to see what they can get away with

That's the exact thing that cable did, started with no ads, then later start adding them overtime

 

[Vandelay]

I don't mind paying for shyt, but this would legit make me pirate shyt again.

 

[ORDER_66]

I don't mind paying for shyt, but this would legit make me pirate shyt again.

I'm pirating now fukk all adding the ads bullshyt I tried to get away by NOT paying for cable... Not to end up paying for new cable

 

[BlackBall]

Some dudes on this site swore up and down that we wouldn’t go back to the cable model again, yet we’re essentially already there

The only thing that really hasn’t kicked in yet and it’s coming is those steamers going full throttle in trying to lock in customers long term a la cable.

And equipment rental fees

 

[old pig]

just canceled my membership…had a few months left so I’m supposed to get a refund…haven’t ordered anything from them in a minute to the point where I care about the shipping and after rewatching a few movies/shows, their setup is kind of weird with them randomly making shyt free one day then charging to watch them the next…and it’s completely arbitrary…low key I’m off all these streaming services…might just go back to cable lol…if I wasn’t spoiled by 4K OLED, I’d just go back to fukking with torrents

 

[BlackBall]

I don't mind paying for shyt, but this would legit make me pirate shyt again.

1337.tx and vpn

 

[Instant Classic]

One thing I like about primevideo is the IMDB integration. I wish other platforms can add that. Content wise its pretty light when you compare it to Netflix, Disney, and HBO

 

[Payday23]

There’s so many streaming services - crave, Hulu, prime, etc

which is the best one?

Idk but there's too many shows and shyt to keep track of

 

[mson]

Funny, Apple TV doesn't have ads but Amazon does despite both of them being worth Trillions

Give them time.

 

[BlackBall]

Nope but my ex pays for that trash. I might alert her

 

[UWasntThere]

Fvck Jeff Bezos. With streaming becoming more and more competitive I don't see how this is a smart decision.

$3 is hardly anything but it's the principle

 

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