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Netflix Begins Crackdown on Password Sharing in US and UK
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So you are not a customer, and cannot cancel anything. All this means is that they will stop incurring the cost of streaming to you, which, given that you think the service has no value, means you should not be watching anything.
Apples and oranges. People pay for a number of screens.
I canceled two rate increases ago and haven't looked back.
People who think they should be able to create an account and share it for free with half a dozen other people are just crazy. There is no other service on the planet that allows you to sign up for something then share it for free with other people.
If you don't like the content anymore on Netflix, then just cancel it. That has nothing to do with sharing and it's what you're supposed to do in a capitalist economy.
If you don't like the content anymore on Netflix, then just cancel it. That has nothing to do with sharing and it's what you're supposed to do in a capitalist economy.
Will cancel as soon as it happens. I share with my elderly mom who perhaps watches one show a week. As soon as that becomes a problem, I have no remaining reason to keep it. I'm already on the ad supported tier and have been struggling to find reasons to watch - especially as they limit what content is available on the ads tier.
So they will go from one paying customer to zero, not one to two. Ah well, will save a few bucks. 'twas a good run for a while. Plenty of other streaming services are around and there is simply too much content to consume.
So they will go from one paying customer to zero, not one to two. Ah well, will save a few bucks. 'twas a good run for a while. Plenty of other streaming services are around and there is simply too much content to consume.
My brother will cancel. Again, this is really very easy to understand for anyone of sound mind.
I left Netflix not due to the poor price, but due to their poor content. One decent show every two years is a loser strategy. Netflix will continue to erode until they chose to turn their content around.I hope this hurts their bottom line significantly
Greed has consumed them, and their content is generally really bad
Back in ye olde days (2008-ish), I actually read through Netflix's terms because I had an account while I was away at grad school and wanted to know whether I could share it with my folks and younger sibling who still lived at home. With how Netflix defined "household" back then, sharing of that sort was allowed. A few years later when my housing situation changed I went back through the terms to see whether my family still fell under my "household", but the definitions had been updated or removed such that not even my original use was permissible.
I honestly don't fault Netflix for asking people to pay their own way, but sharing with one's household used to be a permissible use case that that provided value to its users. This new crackdown doesn't really change anything for me. It was the removal of that permission years ago when that value was lost. I removed my family members from my account and none of them subscribed on their own because it wasn't worth the asking price to them. To Netflix, that might have seemed like a "win"—my account cost them less to serve—but they've been so focused on short-term user churn—i.e. people rage-quitting over this policy change—that I'm not convinced they're considering the long-term effects on churn.
An account with more people is an account that is less likely to be cancelled because there are more people invested in using it. An account with fewer people is an account that can be closed on a whim without affecting others, which is a practice that is becoming increasingly adopted among the general population. There were entire years where I kept my account active just in case my family wanted to watch something. Without them on the account, there was nothing stopping me from unsubscribing on a whim when I didn't have something to watch. Which I did.
Instead of one account with four infrequently-used profiles that I kept open year-round just in case, Netflix currently has zero active accounts for my family. I'll re-up once or twice per year to watch what I want, then cancel again. That's their prerogative, but it's my bottom line that is better off for it.
I honestly don't fault Netflix for asking people to pay their own way, but sharing with one's household used to be a permissible use case that that provided value to its users. This new crackdown doesn't really change anything for me. It was the removal of that permission years ago when that value was lost. I removed my family members from my account and none of them subscribed on their own because it wasn't worth the asking price to them. To Netflix, that might have seemed like a "win"—my account cost them less to serve—but they've been so focused on short-term user churn—i.e. people rage-quitting over this policy change—that I'm not convinced they're considering the long-term effects on churn.
An account with more people is an account that is less likely to be cancelled because there are more people invested in using it. An account with fewer people is an account that can be closed on a whim without affecting others, which is a practice that is becoming increasingly adopted among the general population. There were entire years where I kept my account active just in case my family wanted to watch something. Without them on the account, there was nothing stopping me from unsubscribing on a whim when I didn't have something to watch. Which I did.
Instead of one account with four infrequently-used profiles that I kept open year-round just in case, Netflix currently has zero active accounts for my family. I'll re-up once or twice per year to watch what I want, then cancel again. That's their prerogative, but it's my bottom line that is better off for it.
That tweet certainly didn’t age well.
This doesn't make sense. Calm down, your Netflix stock will be okay, for a little while anyway.
Good. No different than shoplifting. Adios cheapskates.
Awaiting my email.
As my last meal I think i'll have a porterhouse steak with peppercorn sauce, thick cut potatoes, peas and grilled asparagus.
As my last meal I think i'll have a porterhouse steak with peppercorn sauce, thick cut potatoes, peas and grilled asparagus.
Nah I was mostly keeping my sub alive because friends and family still wanted to watch it with some frequency. Now that they don’t get to use it non of the plans really justify me keep paying. Plenty of other content to enjoy elsewhere. We’ll be happy with my new Plex server.
Aka $2. But gotta push that percent since it looks better. I’m sure that tweet to Tim Cook was well received and they will reverse plans.
Please cite the law ou are claiming will force streaming services to allow sharing.
I find that hard to believe as it would seriously impact many companies, and likely result in much higher pricing or some sort of per stream pricing modle where you get 1 stream for X, 2 for X+Y, etc., which would impact usrs who don't share but may have multiple streams running in the same house.
I don't know, but my guess is extended use at different IP address over a period of time at the same time may trigger it, but occasional use may not as it would be representative of teh subscriber traveling. Only time will tell.
I doubt it. I suspect a lot of users don't share, some will see the add on price as cheaper than 2 separate subscriptions, and some will simply stop sharing if the other party doesn't want to pay the added costs.
The issue for Netflix may be how they pay for content. If it per viewer, sharing increases their costs with no revenue bump, hitting he bottom line. As a for profit, they need to try to ensure they can get the most money for their product.
Depending on consumer behavior and Netflix' economic model, they could wind up with more revenue and higher profits, even if they lose some subscribers.
Canceled way back when they split disc and streaming subs. Renewed for one month because my wife wanted to watch Matilda the Musical then canceled again and haven't returned.
I really don't understand the vitriol. Company sells product. Customer agrees to End user agreement and buys product. Customer gets mad when company enforces rules in agreement. For profit company attempts to stay profitable. Please help me understand the other side of this.
Don't think the password sharing is their problem - its the content.
I actually would have canceled my subscription long time ago because there is very limited good content there (maybe subscribe once a year for a month for the few good things), other streaming services provide better value for the money .... but thing is I have two netflix accounts for free (one payed for by T-Mobile, one payed for by Xfinity), so I never bothered canceling those, but paying for it every month would definitely not be worth it.
I actually would have canceled my subscription long time ago because there is very limited good content there (maybe subscribe once a year for a month for the few good things), other streaming services provide better value for the money .... but thing is I have two netflix accounts for free (one payed for by T-Mobile, one payed for by Xfinity), so I never bothered canceling those, but paying for it every month would definitely not be worth it.