Your point about movie theatre ads is well taken. I am really irked each time I need to sit through a big-screen, Atmos version of a Toyota ad for a movie I've just paid a lot of cash to see. It hasn't stopped me going to the cinema yet, but it certainly is a thing I find really offensive. Maybe this bugs me more than most. I'm old and curmudgeonly. For the most part though, I pay to avoid ads, not to get them. If I'm parting with my money, I expect to be left alone with my content.
Exactly what the article says -- no other streaming service charges more for higher resolutions.
I saw that after posting my comment and I stand by it. Do you think Netflix has been caught with high production costs of their movies and series or simply trimming the fat of salaries and benefits?Subscription rates have nothing to do with setting revenue records. Netflix was letting go another 300 staff in todays news.
How to interpret the new round of Netflix layoffs
Like a well placed karate chop from Stranger Things Season 4 fan favorite Murray Bauman (played by actor Brett Gelman), Netflix is cutting a slew of jobs. The company is shedding an additional 300 staffers following the 150 workers it cut in May. This latest round of layoffs, first reported by...qz.com
Ad supported subscriptions actually make a lot more money for Netflix. So thats why they are doing it, to grow revenue. So all the people that go that route Netflix says thank you very much.
480p is complete garbage considering today's screens on devices like phones and laptops.
Except at that price point HBO offers 4K. And the others offer 4K as well, generally at significantly less cost.
The problem is to get the content you want, you have to pay $15 here, $15 there and $15 elsewhere. In the end, it ends up being one big cable bill.
Don't confuse the issue, it's not about having choice which we agree is a good thing, but about how lackluster those choices are. 480p for $10/month? Trash. Charging double on average versus competitors for 4K? Terrible value. Nobody is complaining about choice. They're pointing out that Netflix's awful product choices and mediocre content are why they no longer subscribe or will be cancelling. Then we also laugh at Netflix execs for burying their heads in the sand for claiming that their issues are really a lack of commercials and people sharing accounts. Give me a break.
Of course nobody is forced to use any particular Netflix plan or even use Netflix at all. Of course the morons running Netflix are why we see headlines like:
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Of course nobody is forced to use any particular Netflix plan or even use Netflix at all. Of course the morons running Netflix are why we see headlines like:
Netflix to lay off 300 workers, BofA slashes price target on the stock
Yahoo Finance entertainment reporter Allie Canal joins the Live show to break down Netflix's decision to lay off employees and Bank of America's price target slash on the streaming platform's stock.finance.yahoo.com
Netflix Loses Subscribers for the First Time in 10 Years, Blames Account Sharing
Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade in Q1 2022, according to subscriber numbers the company said during today's...
Right, and I'm just explaining how I see it form my perspective.
Sure, though things seems to be faltering as of late.
You're not required to pay for an iCloud family plan to buy a pro phone. Nor are you required to buy 4 devices.
This would make sense, decouple screens and resolution. I'd pay for 4K for 1 screen. But given their current price point of $20/month, nay
Right. Not only that but whenever I hear a company is going to offer cheaper plans, most of the time it means they wont be adding a lower cost plan and keeping all other plans the same. What usually happens is they RAISE the price $10 for all other tiers, and then start charging you the same price you were paying except with less options, and then say, here you go, we gave people options. Ummmm, not really. Example////You used to have one plan for hd streaming for $10. You raised it to $15, and called it the choice plan. Then you started charging $20 for hd and called it choice premier. Then they take the plan everyone had, and only paid $10 for, stripped it of capability, and are calling it choice economy or some such. Gee, thanks for adding choice........aka charging more, for less. Oy
Here in the UK we still have a lot of households with Internet slower than 5 mb/s which I would guess means streaming anything other than 480p would be a complete non-starter. I'm lucky enough to have 75 mb/s which is fine for me living on my own but the emphasis still seems to be on giving towns and cities speeds that, for the most part, are not really required while some rural areas still struggle to get a speed that is useable in today's world.
I expect you to either post proof or to stop bandying about your opinion as if it’s data or fact. You’re free to an opinion, but that doesn’t make it either of the former.
We might not be in court, but what I’m saying is part of the forum rules.
Ever paid a cable bill? TV is exactly that. I would never go back to TV. Our provider actually charges you more for internet if you don’t have TV. They practically have to give it away.
If Disney didn’t have Marvel and Star Wars they would be limited to households with children.
