It’s like they are trying to irritate people into canceling their accounts.

Imo, this one might actually be worse than the account sharing and cause people to quit. As soon as you have people messing around with their subscription version, it’s all too easy to just say “nah, I actually don’t want this anymore”.

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    Way back a few years ago when Netflix started going down hill, I cut back to the cheapest plan at like $8.99 - it was limited to one screen at a time, and 1080p resolution. That’s fine - my big TV is only 1080p resolution anyway so it worked.

    Then they quietly raised pricing to $9.99 and I noticed my resolution had decreased to 720p. That was about two years ago. I cancelled my Netflix subscription after over 15 years as a Netflix customer (pre streaming back when it was DVD rentals only). I don’t miss it.

    Already planning on cancelling other services like HBO Max next - just don’t watch enough television to justify it.

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      HBO Max is going the way of Netflix anyways after Discovery bought them out. Why a failed reality TV network thinks they know how to do TV better than a 30+ year old household name for quality, I’ll never know.

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        Yep. I guess it’s a good thing I just don’t watch much television anyway these days. There’s more to life than vegetating on a couch watching a television screen. I’d rather be tending to the garden, burning calories in the gym, socializing with friends, running my small business, etc - guess I’m just not the target customer in general for streaming platforms haha.