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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/15615735
It was inevitable...
Theoretically, having multiple streaming platforms should be good, as it prevents a monopoly. Problem is, they all have monopolies, on specific shows. Choosing the streaming services you want isn't about choosing the better product, but on which shows you have. All streaming shows should have all shows available. That's the only way to properly decide which service is worth paying for
But then they'd have to compete on features and usability, and no company wants that. They prefer to set up roadblocks and extract tolls.
Imagine selling a service by virtue of the quality of your service. Ridiculous
can’t get rich by doin stupid shit like that lol
Woah there! Having the privilege to choose a streaming service that has a show you want. Those are some bold assumptions. We over here at anime land have former illegal streaming services with exclusive global licenses, even though they only operate nationally. Pirates overseas can't watch their favorite anime of the season legally. They must either use a VPN to pay for a service that'll ban them for VPN usage, or pirate the anime.
I think we should make publisher/distributer combos illegal, that'll solve the problem real quick.
Want to run a streaming platform? Great, you just can't be a publisher too
Want to make/publish content? Great, you just can't run your own streaming platform
It's how it used to work for the longest time until Comcrap bought TW (Or was it TW buying Comcrap?)
isn't about choosing the better product, but on which shows you have.
But you can argue that part of what makes a streaming service a good product, is the literal product they produce, their content.
So then they're a publisher not a streaming service.
They’re a publisher whose content is hosted on their own streaming service. It’s classic vertical integration.
I think the current model is better actually, because then the streaming services have to compete with each other on content, user experience, and price.
This way, you only need to subscribe to the streaming services that have the shows you’re currently watching, and can cancel whenever you’re done with those shows, until the next one comes along.
If a streaming service bundles multiple studios shows together, then you’re paying for a ton of content you may not even care about, just like how cable is.
At the end of the day, unless someone is watching hours and hours of tv a day, it’s unlikely they need to simultaneously subscribe to 7 streaming services.
A streaming service's product is the service of streaming stuff to you. It's not a studio. Studios make those products. The streaming services give you a platform to watch them. Their product is their website
This sounds like they have to compete for your money and produce better shows, which is good for consumers. You can subscribe to service X, watch the show you're interested in, and unsubscribe. Netflix releases all episodes at once, with other platforms you can simply wait till the show ends before subscribing.
I don't argue that you should do exactly that instead of pirating. But I don't see why somebody should be subscribed to all these services.
Netflix is literally 6x more expensive while having like 6x less content too. and the content they do produce is garbage.
they actually do produce some good content it's just rare sadly and it's getting more rare
I’ll go to my grave mad they cancelled Mindhunter
What do you mean, they have lots of good shows that get cancelled after one season with the story on a cliff hanger
Archive 81 gang where you at?
Crying in the corner? Alrighty
I never really took off my favorite hat
I used to love HBO Max until they disrespected animators so fuck em a pirate's life is for me too.
I use to not pay for anything, that's how I was raised, then I learnt why, so fuck em a pirate's life for me too.
It's okay. I didn't want to watch Infinity Train again anyway. 😭
I still need to get back into that cartoon! Thanks for reminding me it exists!
They've gone to shit since the Discovery merger. The only reason I still have Max is because I get it free through my ISP.
Maybe I'm just getting too old, but what is the logo on the top right in the third panel?
Like the other replies said, it's Viaplay. I don't know about other countries but it's fairly common here in Sweden.
I use to torrent everything until Netflix and as competitors began popping up it was fine as it was convenient but now I can't keep up with what's where. Had to dust off the hat and learned to set up a server for jellyfin. I tried being fair but they got greedy
The original comic said 2019 in the third panel as well as HBO Go. Time for a 2023/Max edit, I guess.
There used to be a time when you could watch Hulu without a subscription. Times change. Some other times loop.
I thoroughly regret not building up a physical media library over the past decade to throw into Jellyfin or something to avoid all the streaming services. facepalm
Step 1: Get a reputable VPN.
Step 2: Install uBlock Origin.
Already have step 2, have any recommendations for VPN’s?
Proton VPN, Airvpn, and Mullvad are all reputable. Proton and Air have port forwarding if that's a requirement for you.
I use Proton VPN.
I did it just because my wife and I are brats. We didn't want to rely on Netflix's whims to carry our content of choice, so now we have all of it on our server.
Such disrespect for Peacock
It really is the only way
I remember having some reservations and skepticism regarding the ongoing good faith of Netflix when it was the new hotness.
I was called, you may have guessed, a Luddite, and told that "it would be bad business" if Netflix fucked people over and that it'd be silly to hold on to physical copies of entertainment media.
Now I'm basically this face to the same people 
Another main reason why I took off my hat back then was because I was a broke college kid with garbage internet speed and my only computer was a laptop. Torrenting shows sometimes means I need to have my laptop on for days. Now I have an entire homelab setup with a dedicated VM on one of my servers for torrenting and I can afford fast internet. I was pleasantly surprised how efficiently I can torrent when I got back sailing recently.
phew Crossposted
Hey this is only the 900.000. time I see this, this year. Maybe post it more often so we can come to 1.000.000 !
It seems like the same issue as cable. It's not a la carte like we were promised, we get bundles of shows. So my pet peeve is I'd have to subsidize fox news if I want a news package. Not happening. I don't watch 90% of these package deals. It's almost $90 a month for Hulu live, and it keeps going up.