That is the part that really gets me. Content owners are desperately trying to recreate cable model. I am not exactly a full blown pirate ( I mostly stopped after Netflix delivered a decent experience at negligible cost ), but my buddy is a hoarder for lack of a better term. Steam/GOG made me stop game piracy altogether.
Now, I am slowly starting to face a very simple question with streaming. Do I want to maintain 3-4 active membership on the off chance something is there or do I just ask my buddy?
If it were not for my wife, Amazon would already be my only streaming service and even that only, because it is currently included.
I think my final straw was Dexter being locked behind Hulu's Showtime additional subscription. Just in case you are wondering, I did not ask my friend for it nor did I pay for it. Not yet anyway. I may have some free time coming in a couple of weeks to indulge.
Make it convenient for me. Make it goddamn one place. Do not try to nickel and dime me. You will lose. You are fighting against superior quality at zero price and with people, whose entire existence is collecting for no other reason than collecting.
You NEED to deliver minimum fuss to me. 20 streaming services is not minimum fuss.
Netflix was that. It had almost complete library, but you chose to blow it up in a panic of greed. Now, I don't care how you do it, but you ( media conglomerate ) better recognize this reality.
Signed.
At this time, still a customer.
edit: I forgot one more thing. Side bonus of moving back to piracy will be that my watching habits will not be up for sale to the highest bidder.
Now, I am slowly starting to face a very simple question with streaming. Do I want to maintain 3-4 active membership on the off chance something is there or do I just ask my buddy?
If it were not for my wife, Amazon would already be my only streaming service and even that only, because it is currently included.
I think my final straw was Dexter being locked behind Hulu's Showtime additional subscription. Just in case you are wondering, I did not ask my friend for it nor did I pay for it. Not yet anyway. I may have some free time coming in a couple of weeks to indulge.
Make it convenient for me. Make it goddamn one place. Do not try to nickel and dime me. You will lose. You are fighting against superior quality at zero price and with people, whose entire existence is collecting for no other reason than collecting.
You NEED to deliver minimum fuss to me. 20 streaming services is not minimum fuss.
Netflix was that. It had almost complete library, but you chose to blow it up in a panic of greed. Now, I don't care how you do it, but you ( media conglomerate ) better recognize this reality.
Signed.
At this time, still a customer.
edit: I forgot one more thing. Side bonus of moving back to piracy will be that my watching habits will not be up for sale to the highest bidder.