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minus-squarePrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoMy gripe is that i was on an ad free tier. They just changed it so that the tier that was previously add free now had ads. If they had added an ad free tier below my tier i would probably still be a subscriber. “you watch ads now, pay more or fuck off” didnt sit well with me so i fucked off
minus-squarePika@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agothat would have been a good buisness plan as well, make the normal tier premium, but have an ad free tier under it that restricted the video quality down to 720p or something, and maybe removed signature content/prime originals.
My gripe is that i was on an ad free tier. They just changed it so that the tier that was previously add free now had ads.
If they had added an ad free tier below my tier i would probably still be a subscriber.
“you watch ads now, pay more or fuck off” didnt sit well with me so i fucked off
Makes sense.
that would have been a good buisness plan as well, make the normal tier premium, but have an ad free tier under it that restricted the video quality down to 720p or something, and maybe removed signature content/prime originals.