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The irony is if they’d have sent out an email saying “prices going up, but we’re launching an ad supported one at a lower price” I’d have been fine. Instead pri
by midasuni 3y ago
The irony is if they’d have sent out an email saying “prices going up, but we’re launching an ad supported one at a lower price” I’d have been fine. Instead prime got cancelled, and that means I deleted the Amazon app from my phone, which means I’m going to be buying far less from Amazon (probably nothing)
- noduerme 3y agoI can't imagine they didn't A/B test which of those statements would drive away more customers. A lot of people would balk at a $3 raise, but only a very few will immediately cancel because of the ads. I expect they'll start with a few ads and boil the frog slowly.
- midasuni 3y agoFor me one ad is too much. And they’ll be losing far more than my prime fee - I’ve just bought £130 worth or stuff from Argos instead of Amazon because of it.
- shostack 3y agoThey want it opt out vs opt in as they make more off ads.
- midasuni 3y agoSky TV shows adverts. Their annual report shows subscription income outweighs adverts by about 10:1. I don’t subscribe to sky hell I don’t watch ITV but at least that’s only adverts, they don’t try to double dip.