(RANT) Every fukking thing is a subscription service

[Black Hans]

But most of those things are luxuries, OP. You don't need Netflix or Youtube RED. And you paid monthly for cable, why not for the streaming services, too?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

I'm sorry.....I got too many people that I know that won't respond to green messages. I can't have one of those phones

iPhones using IOS 13 can download music through Safari.​

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

There's tons of data and billions of dollars that confirm that, unfortunately, that's the best way to do it. The sell through rate by going freemium, or free to play with micro transactions is actually better than just straight up charging for a lot of games/developers.

And they get to eat off of people who don't buy with ad revenue. It's bullshyt, but it is what it is.

On the topic of Office, unless something's changed in the last few years, you can still buy a standalone license for whatever the most recent full release is. The pitch for O365 is that you also get all of the iterative updates they make for the office suite in between know and the tentpole releases.

As someone who used to sell it, the vast majority of people using Office really don't make full use of the basic features anyway, so realistically speaking, the in between updates really aren't as groundbreaking as Microsoft would like you to think.

i get that. But there are apps that are literally unusable unless you pay a subscription. They will lure people in with the free download, but you can’t really do much with the app.

 

[FeverPitch2]

I don't fukk with anything I use to be able to buy outright that is now a monthly subscription.
Anything I need that is computer related, I can find alternate methods if need be.
It's just another corporate hustle.
It does make me laugh that they tricked a bunch of the "cut the cord" ppl with streaming TV subscriptions.
You have to remember that the consumer holds all the power, and if you reject this shyt it will stop.

 

[Koli_Kat]

just started a 3 month trial of youtube premium. damn i slept i should have gotten on this sooner. no ads

It's people out here without AdBlock ?

 

[Wepa Man]

just started a 3 month trial of youtube premium. damn i slept i should have gotten on this sooner. no ads

use adblocker

 

[Koli_Kat]

Android/PC gang don't have these problems



IYKYK

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

@Darealtwo1

I completely understand. Recently I had to sign some documents…we have PDF on the laptop so cool right, easy task…WRONG!

I needed to edit the document, got a pop up saying I had to pay.

to sign the document, It also asked me to pay

f-that, did it old school and used my scan app

WTF do I look like paying for basic features

PDF Creator & Converter for FREE - Create PDF

Doesn't work on MAC.​

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

use adblocker

i mostly watch youtube on tv via Roku

 

[Buckeye Fever]

My subs in order of what I use the most:

1. Spotify
2. Youtube Premium
3. Netflix(rarely watch it)

 

[ORDER_66]

So you don’t Discover shyt huh

I d0wnI0ad what I want picture me following trends

 

[SheWantTheD]

Do you know how much of a headache that is to transfer and plug your phone into the computer/laptop each time a new album or song comes out?

if you buy it from itunes you don't have to do all that

 

[Tres Leches]

 

[NoMorePie]

YouTube premium the only service I'm willing to sub too. Because my mom and dad use YouTube damn near religiously.. youtube Vanced don't have an apk I think on Samsung tvs, I keep shyt downloaded when I go for long walks, and it comes with YouTube music, so

 

[QuintessentialMan]

very soon you're going to need an annual subscription to a software subscription service that manages all your other subscriptions.


And we will be needing you to re subscribe annually as per latest gdpr such and such and what not or when have you