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I wish they had done this from the get go. My family has never shared a password with anybody, and I'm pretty confident that some of their price hikes reflected

I wish they had done this from the get go. My family has never shared a password with anybody, and I'm pretty confident that some of their price hikes reflected the reality that they had to deal with password sharers. All I know is that with the fracturing of the streaming landscape, where everything requires a separate $8.99/$11.99/$15.99 (or whatever) monthly fee, downloading Linux ISOs starts to look more and more attractive.

p1mrx 3y ago
I only use Debian in theaters.
joemi 3y ago
> downloading Linux ISOs starts to look more and more attractive Is that a veiled reference to piracy? If so, why not just say piracy?
- deltarholamda 3y ago
  For one, it's funnier. Secondly, declaring an intention to commit a crime on the Internet doesn't have a great track record.
  - joemi 3y ago
    It's still declaring an intention to commit a crime either way though, isn't it? Unless you truly believe any prosecutorial organization wouldn't be able to crack the code.
- smith7018 3y ago
  I think they were making a thinly-veiled reference to torrenting (because for a long time the only legit use case for torrenting was Linux images?) but I'm not sure
- nickthegreek 3y ago
  Been code for piracy from at least 2008. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linux+ISO&amp=true https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linux+ISO&am...
- morpheuskafka 3y ago
  It’s a joke as that is one of the few significant non-piracy uses of torrents.
- Gunnerhead 3y ago
  I thought it was clear what they were saying but funny. Why not?
  - joemi 3y ago
    Talking about it in jokes and codes just strikes me as either immature or ashamed, like how teenagers talk about sex or drugs. I think if they believe what they're doing is justified then they shouldn't be ashamed, and there's no reason to talk in code since that's definitely not protecting them one bit from any sort of legal action.
    - Gunnerhead 3y ago
      Ok.
bee_rider 3y ago
Should have shared passwords, at least you could trade a Netflix for a Hulu or whatever. Apple TV is $6.99 a month. Netflix looks to be $9.99 (ignoring the ad-subsidized offering which isn’t really comparable). It is kind of hard to share an Apple TV login (at least I wasn’t able to figure out how to share it without also sharing my whole Apple account), so I guess that extra $3 must be the price of all the sharing going on. Although, Apple TV seems to have much better in-house shows, so who knows?
- zamadatix 3y ago
  It gets a bit more complicated than that, e.g. Apple TV+ doesn't have tiers and the $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k. That said, it's also more complicated than assuming the cost difference is all due to password sharing. Who has the better media agreements? Is a particular player trying to buy market share or focusing on maximizing margin of the share they have? How does having an integrated hardware ecosystem vs partners play into the cost structure? These, and more, can all factor into the subscription price, beyond password sharing.
  - DeRock 3y ago
    > $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k It doesn’t even get you 1080p (for that you need the $15.49 “standard” plan, and 4k comes on the $20 a month plan)
  - throwaway09223 3y ago
    "and the $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k." Maybe a bit off topic, but I'm wondering if anyone else actively avoids 4k? I hate watching content in ultra high resolution. It looks strange and unreal to me (Yes: I've turned off "soap opera mode") I'm really glad netflix makes it easy to avoid higher resolution versions of their shows =/
    - pb7 3y ago
      Do you have weird post-processing/sharpening on your TV (other than "soap opera mode")? There's really no reason to watch 1080p instead of 4K. Your eyes aren't somehow low resolution with 1080p closer to that realism.

p1mrx 3y ago

I only use Debian in theaters.

joemi 3y ago

> downloading Linux ISOs starts to look more and more attractive Is that a veiled reference to piracy? If so, why not just say piracy?

deltarholamda 3y ago
For one, it's funnier. Secondly, declaring an intention to commit a crime on the Internet doesn't have a great track record.
- joemi 3y ago
  It's still declaring an intention to commit a crime either way though, isn't it? Unless you truly believe any prosecutorial organization wouldn't be able to crack the code.
smith7018 3y ago
I think they were making a thinly-veiled reference to torrenting (because for a long time the only legit use case for torrenting was Linux images?) but I'm not sure
nickthegreek 3y ago
Been code for piracy from at least 2008. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linux+ISO&amp=true https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linux+ISO&am...
morpheuskafka 3y ago
It’s a joke as that is one of the few significant non-piracy uses of torrents.
Gunnerhead 3y ago
I thought it was clear what they were saying but funny. Why not?
- joemi 3y ago
  Talking about it in jokes and codes just strikes me as either immature or ashamed, like how teenagers talk about sex or drugs. I think if they believe what they're doing is justified then they shouldn't be ashamed, and there's no reason to talk in code since that's definitely not protecting them one bit from any sort of legal action.
  - Gunnerhead 3y ago
    Ok.

bee_rider 3y ago

Should have shared passwords, at least you could trade a Netflix for a Hulu or whatever. Apple TV is $6.99 a month. Netflix looks to be $9.99 (ignoring the ad-subsidized offering which isn’t really comparable). It is kind of hard to share an Apple TV login (at least I wasn’t able to figure out how to share it without also sharing my whole Apple account), so I guess that extra $3 must be the price of all the sharing going on. Although, Apple TV seems to have much better in-house shows, so who knows?

zamadatix 3y ago
It gets a bit more complicated than that, e.g. Apple TV+ doesn't have tiers and the $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k. That said, it's also more complicated than assuming the cost difference is all due to password sharing. Who has the better media agreements? Is a particular player trying to buy market share or focusing on maximizing margin of the share they have? How does having an integrated hardware ecosystem vs partners play into the cost structure? These, and more, can all factor into the subscription price, beyond password sharing.
- DeRock 3y ago
  > $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k It doesn’t even get you 1080p (for that you need the $15.49 “standard” plan, and 4k comes on the $20 a month plan)
- throwaway09223 3y ago
  "and the $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k." Maybe a bit off topic, but I'm wondering if anyone else actively avoids 4k? I hate watching content in ultra high resolution. It looks strange and unreal to me (Yes: I've turned off "soap opera mode") I'm really glad netflix makes it easy to avoid higher resolution versions of their shows =/
  - pb7 3y ago
    Do you have weird post-processing/sharpening on your TV (other than "soap opera mode")? There's really no reason to watch 1080p instead of 4K. Your eyes aren't somehow low resolution with 1080p closer to that realism.