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What is it that you think is appropriate for you to be pissed off about? You pay for Netflix for you and your household, not for anyone that happens to be relat

What is it that you think is appropriate for you to be pissed off about? You pay for Netflix for you and your household, not for anyone that happens to be related to you. Has that ever not been the case?

backtoyoujim 6y ago
What exactly is Netflix pissed about ? Their stock is over $500 a share. In 2020 Netflix has positive cashflow of $1.9 billion. What are they pissed about ?
- 535188B17C93743 6y ago
  Stock owners.
- viklove 6y ago
  It's never enough
  - stevegalla 6y ago
    I won’t be shocked when they start introducing ads, reduced ads accounts, and premium content subscriptions.
- ALittleLight 6y ago
  Netflix's share price is ~80 times earnings. Their investors expect them to grow.
- lmarcos 6y ago
  They have to grow.
fishtacos 6y ago
Perhaps because they've doubled their streaming service's cost, reduced their content amount and availability, and are now properly warning they are going to be cracking down on geographically distant usage by users of the same account. At this point I'm paying 20 USD/m for Netflix, roommate for HBOMax, friend's password (via reciprocal sharing) for Disney+, and our online TV service, which my elderly disabled mother can't go without. The post-cable/satellite TV revolution has tripled my costs from what it used to be.
- RHSeeger 6y ago
  > geographically distant usage by users of the same account But that's just it. A Netflix account isn't valid "for you and anyone you think it is". It's valid only for people in the same household. The thing they are cracking down on is people using the account in a way that they were never supposed to.
  - fishtacos 6y ago
    If your account is usable by 2 people of the same household and 1 moves out and continued paying half of of the Netflix bill... would you expect them to be booted out? So how does Netflix make a differentiation?
    - Sohcahtoa82 6y ago
      If that person moves out, they are no longer a part of that household.
      - fishtacos 6y ago
        I don't split my phone family plan when people leave the "household" - why would I do so for Netflix?
- eyelidlessness 6y ago
  > The post-cable/satellite TV revolution has tripled my costs from what it used to be. Huh. You must have had a really great deal on that nonspecific cable/satellite. Every time I’ve looked at TV packages since before streaming services even existed, it was $50/mo before various fees and at least $70 on the bill, just for basic cable.
  - fishtacos 6y ago
    Must've.
tomjen3 6y ago
The Netflix plan I pay for allows two simultaneous views and permits different profiles. On what possible ground should it matter what physical location those two screens are viewed at?
- m-p-3 6y ago
  > On what possible ground should it matter what physical location those two screens are viewed at? On the terms of services. "4.2. The Netflix service and any content viewed through the service are for your personal and non-commercial use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household." I don't agree with it, and I do pay for two simultaneous screens, but that's how it is.
  - tomjen3 6y ago
    Hmm, I am not sure if that is even legal here in Europe, there are lots of rights in commercial contracts that I can't sign away. How I use a subscription may well be among them. Not that it greatly matters. I don't share my Netflix account with anybody.
neolog 6y ago
> You pay for Netflix for you and your household What is a "household", and why do you think OP's purchase is related to that concept?
perryizgr8 6y ago
I pay Netflix for 4 concurrent streams. They never said I have to limit usage of one account to one household. I should be able to share the login with 100 of my friends and it will be fine since not more than 4 can watch at a time.

backtoyoujim 6y ago

What exactly is Netflix pissed about ? Their stock is over $500 a share. In 2020 Netflix has positive cashflow of $1.9 billion. What are they pissed about ?

535188B17C93743 6y ago
Stock owners.
viklove 6y ago
It's never enough
- stevegalla 6y ago
  I won’t be shocked when they start introducing ads, reduced ads accounts, and premium content subscriptions.
ALittleLight 6y ago
Netflix's share price is ~80 times earnings. Their investors expect them to grow.
lmarcos 6y ago
They have to grow.

fishtacos 6y ago

Perhaps because they've doubled their streaming service's cost, reduced their content amount and availability, and are now properly warning they are going to be cracking down on geographically distant usage by users of the same account. At this point I'm paying 20 USD/m for Netflix, roommate for HBOMax, friend's password (via reciprocal sharing) for Disney+, and our online TV service, which my elderly disabled mother can't go without. The post-cable/satellite TV revolution has tripled my costs from what it used to be.

RHSeeger 6y ago
> geographically distant usage by users of the same account But that's just it. A Netflix account isn't valid "for you and anyone you think it is". It's valid only for people in the same household. The thing they are cracking down on is people using the account in a way that they were never supposed to.
- fishtacos 6y ago
  If your account is usable by 2 people of the same household and 1 moves out and continued paying half of of the Netflix bill... would you expect them to be booted out? So how does Netflix make a differentiation?
  - Sohcahtoa82 6y ago
    If that person moves out, they are no longer a part of that household.
    - fishtacos 6y ago
      I don't split my phone family plan when people leave the "household" - why would I do so for Netflix?
eyelidlessness 6y ago
> The post-cable/satellite TV revolution has tripled my costs from what it used to be. Huh. You must have had a really great deal on that nonspecific cable/satellite. Every time I’ve looked at TV packages since before streaming services even existed, it was $50/mo before various fees and at least $70 on the bill, just for basic cable.
- fishtacos 6y ago
  Must've.

tomjen3 6y ago

The Netflix plan I pay for allows two simultaneous views and permits different profiles. On what possible ground should it matter what physical location those two screens are viewed at?

m-p-3 6y ago
> On what possible ground should it matter what physical location those two screens are viewed at? On the terms of services. "4.2. The Netflix service and any content viewed through the service are for your personal and non-commercial use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household." I don't agree with it, and I do pay for two simultaneous screens, but that's how it is.
- tomjen3 6y ago
  Hmm, I am not sure if that is even legal here in Europe, there are lots of rights in commercial contracts that I can't sign away. How I use a subscription may well be among them. Not that it greatly matters. I don't share my Netflix account with anybody.

neolog 6y ago

> You pay for Netflix for you and your household What is a "household", and why do you think OP's purchase is related to that concept?

perryizgr8 6y ago

I pay Netflix for 4 concurrent streams. They never said I have to limit usage of one account to one household. I should be able to share the login with 100 of my friends and it will be fine since not more than 4 can watch at a time.