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> this applies to literally no service you have ever used. doesn't apply to steam. doesn't apply to microsoft office. doesn't apply to photoshop. why should it
by hericium 4y ago
> this applies to literally no service you have ever used. doesn't apply to steam. doesn't apply to microsoft office. doesn't apply to photoshop. why should it apply to netflix?
Does any of those services have "multiple simultaneous streams" plans? I'm paying Netflix for 4 simultaneous streams (their naming: "Number of screens you can watch on at the same time") and they should not care where I utilize their offer.
- PragmaticPulp 4y agoNope, you’re paying Netflix for a single household license with up to 4 simultaneous streams. You’re too fixated on this stream limit. It’s not the only limit of the contract, even if you wish that was the case.
- ilrwbwrkhv 4y agoThe household license is dumb and customers are reacting to such dumbness by canceling and shutting down the company.
- skinnymuch 4y agoAny proof at all that customers are reacting this way? HN and Reddit being edgy doesn’t count
- azemetre 4y agoI mean me personally I won’t pay as much anymore when they enforce it, I pay it for my parents that live in another state and I only watch their large tent pole shows a couple times a year. Rather than paying for the whole year I’ll pay for a month or two like I do with paramount+ and Disney+. I’m sure they did some financial calculus to see what’s better but it’s not like other companies haven’t made terrible decisions in the past killing their business. I’m sure blockbuster had bean counters justifying their choices too.
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- Mindwipe 4y ago> The household license is dumb and customers are reacting to such dumbness by canceling and shutting down the company. Customers aren't reacting because it hasn't happened yet outside of a few tiny test countries. Excluding no longer being able to do business in Russia for sanctions purposes, Netflix gained subscribers rather than losing them last quarter.
- zwily 4y agoI doubt they’ll be shutting down.
- kyriakos 4y agoHow does that work really though? 4 streams simultaneously could all be from different locations, even different countries and still be a household subscription. One watches at work, another family member is on holidays abroad, the other watches at home and the other via mobile Internet on a train. Should this considered password sharing?
- Slartie 4y ago> Number of screens you can watch on at the same time You. Not your neighbor. Not your friends. Strictly by the sentence you quote to make your point, you would not even be allowed to share your "simultaneous streams" with members of your household. Which makes this quote rather useless to argue for your assumed right of sharing your streams with anyone you want.
- hericium 4y agoMy assumption comes from Netflix praising password sharing[1]. I think they didn't mean sharing password with myself. [1] https://nitter.net/netflix/status/840276073040371712 https://nitter.net/netflix/status/840276073040371712
- kyriakos 4y agoDoes that also mean all household members should be in the same house while watching? Kinda defeats the purpose of their mobile apps.