cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15542273

Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.

Netflix must realize that it’s a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.

There’s a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.

  • peeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    I cancelled Netflix the same day they blocked my partner’s parents from watching it in Canada. We hardly ever used it and I only kept it because her parents are old and had a tv with a Netflix button.

    My partner and I still watch netflix shows from time to time… we just don’t pay for them anymore.