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I cannot believe they didn't roll this out as some feature flag based on account signup/renew date, and instead just told all paid members they're now being dow
by silisili 3y ago
I cannot believe they didn't roll this out as some feature flag based on account signup/renew date, and instead just told all paid members they're now being downgraded(remember, it's not just ads, it's lower quality).
- eitally 3y agoNo matter what people think about the products Google has built, they absolutely did handled the subscription, grandfathering and later deprecation of Google Play Music to Youtube Music, and Youtube -> Youtube Red -> Youtube Premium. A subscriber may have lost features, but they definitely did not get upcharged as part of a transition, and only later did Google start raising rates -- separate from forced functional subscription changes.
- neogodless 3y agoYeah - Google Stadia was actually kind of nice deal for the people that jumped in early.
- silisili 3y agoAbsolutely. I'm still mad about going from Play Music to Youtube Music, but I didn't feel cheated. I was also a Stadia subscriber, and while they probably legally didn't have to, they refunded every single penny I spent on games and hardware.
- ajdude 3y agoIt's not just Google either, every single pay subscription service I've ever had only altered the price for me on my renewal date (and I've often had year-long or higher subscriptions). Amazon seems to be an outlier.
- maximus-decimus 3y ago> it's not just ads, it's lower quality I didn't know that. I watched an old movie the other day (Whisper 2007). It looked like complete shit and found that strange.