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> I think it's good the companies are even giving us a choice about ads. That's the problem. Companies can do a thing, then people can criticize them for it. A
by Someone1234 4y ago
> I think it's good the companies are even giving us a choice about ads.
That's the problem. Companies can do a thing, then people can criticize them for it. An almost 40% price increase is worthy of criticism.
People jump to defend it with "but you get a choice!" While ignoring that your choice is either: Pay the massive price hike OR get a substantially worse user experience. That's a pretty terrible "choice," and that too is deserving of critique.
Jumping to defend companies treating people this way is exactly WHY companies feel they can treat people this way. It is a destructive cycle. Soon we'll have micro-transactions in streaming and people will jump to defend the "choice" of that too.
- andsoitis 4y ago> your choice is either: Pay the massive price hike OR get a substantially worse user experience. You have a third choice, you could take your dollars elsewhere to get more bang for your buck.
- mathgeek 4y ago> You have a third choice, you could take your dollars elsewhere to get more bang for your buck. This is true if you're just looking at entertainment in general (and that's a fair approach). If you specifically want Disney+'s content, there are only two choices (plus the implicit "choose not to have access").
- andsoitis 4y agoSure, if you want a company's product you need to pay for it.
- behringer 4y agoThey still sell their physical media at reasonable prices, and then you can resell it too if you want to save a buck.
- mathgeek 4y agoThere are many pieces of highly popular content on Disney+ that do not have physical releases.
- bee_rider 4y agoSure, this is how capitalism works after all. We can dislike a company's business practices despite them being obviously valid and legal.