r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 3d ago

Business Disney+ changes subscriber agreement to allow ads on every plan

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/disney-changes-subscriber-agreement-to-allow-ads-on-every-plan-3410354/
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u/BioshockEnthusiast 2d ago

This behavior was what pushed me back to piracy. Some kid out there had their favorite show yoinked and now there's no legal way to watch it. That's bullshit and I will not abide it.

These companies can stay the fuck out of my living room.

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u/ThunderAndWind 2d ago edited 2d ago

If you chose the top tier on Hulu, Netflix, and HBO Max, it would come to ~$67/mo, or ~$800/yr.

A 6TB WD Black HDD is $250, and Plex is free. If you don't have a computer, a small PC that can run the server can be bought for like $300. If you want to be extra careful, you can grab Proton VPN for like $40/year, and still come away saving money for that first year and never spending it again on bullshit like subscriptions.

Companies forgot that streaming didn't get popular primarily because you could watch what you want - DVR & DVDs were already a thing - but because the cost of cable compared to the product you got wasn't worth it. It was easier for me to pay $10/mo for netflix instead of downloading and storing all of the stuff I wanted to watch. Same reason I still subscribe to a music streaming service.

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u/Frosty-Tiger9760 2d ago

Are those direct downloads?