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How about when Zune Pass shut down and obliterated the music collections of people who spent hundreds of dollars in subscription fees? Or when Google bought Rev
by Causality1 7y ago
How about when Zune Pass shut down and obliterated the music collections of people who spent hundreds of dollars in subscription fees? Or when Google bought Revolv, shut down its servers, and turned thousanda of home automation systems into expensive paperweights?
To me every new service feels like another leech sucking at my wallet, of which there are far too many. I much prefer the collections of flacs and mp3s to Spotify and my personal media archive to having a dozen different streaming video subscriptions.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoAlso, it's not like it's totally either/or. You should be able to own your music and movies, but also be able to pay for a service that manages it - removing the logistics burden, while still ensuring the goods you bought will not disappear when the service goes down.
- Causality1 7y agoPlex perfectly encapsulates that philosophy.
- joshspankit 7y agoActually I would argue with this: Plex used to, but now find themselves trying to “legitimize” and sacrificing user control in order to do it. E.g: All logins (including local LAN) go through their servers.
- Causality1 7y agoConsidering the plethora of bullshit like news and podcasts I find littering my plex home screen, I agree with your point.