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So I don't think you can really criticise Plex too much here. They were perhaps getting complacent and they've definitely been shown up, but they were an important step to where we are now.
Jellyfin was a fork of Emby, previously Media Browser, a plug in for Windows Media Center.
Ahh, so that is why it is written .NET
I disagree, I think it's still perfectly reasonable to criticize Plex. Specifically for that complacency. Just because they were an important step to getting where we are does not mean they are above reproach.
Besides, I wasn't really criticizing Plex? All I said was that I prefer the UI/UX in Jellyfin, and that Jellyfin is still "Just Working" where Plex failed for reasons unknown. Plex isn't bad, I enjoyed using it while I did. I just found something FOSS to take it's place. 🙂
You definitely can criticise them, but yeah maybe that word is too strong for what we're describing here. I just meant that it isn't all that unusual that Plex have fallen behind, there's an ebb and flow to development - but it's very nice that the FOSS offering is in the lead.