Netflix password crackdown fuels subscriber surge
www.bbc.com
The boss of the streaming giant also calls for an end to the strikes disrupting Hollywood.

yeah right BBC ,who told you that anyway ?

  •  worfamerryman   ( @worfamerryman@beehaw.org ) English
    9·
    2 years ago

    I’m not particularly surprised. I think a lot of people are using it for free because they can.

    They still value Netflix, but why pay for it if you don’t have to.

    For some reason I’ve not been kicked off my parents account, but if I were kicked off, I’d subscribe.

      •  worfamerryman   ( @worfamerryman@beehaw.org ) English
        3·
        2 years ago

        Well I’m not in the states so it has all the shows my wife and I typically binge and leave on in the background while we work.

        • Star Trek
        • friends
        • the office
        • modern family
        • big bang
        • other stuff she watches like cooking shows.

        Most of this could be saved to a server and streamed, but Netflix is also dirt cheap in the country where I live. Maybe like $3/month or something like that.

        I figure the cost of streaming is less than what I pay in electricity for my home server, so I can just turn that off when not in use to save power.

      •  L3ft_F13ld!   ( @Reorder9543@social.fossware.space ) English
        2·
        2 years ago

        I’m torn between both sides of this argument. If I lost access to Netflix I wouldn’t be too bothered. But, I also understand that other people see the value in it and would be happy to subscribe if they lost access to an account that was shared with them.