I think the opposite, the developers see people willing to pay 100s for Plex lifetime and probably willing to pay 100s more when they have to jump ship as Plex

I think the opposite, the developers see people willing to pay 100s for Plex lifetime and probably willing to pay 100s more when they have to jump ship as Plex layers shit ontop of just works, while not meaningfully making things work better. Jellyfin is definitely not there yet, but I'm open to moving away from Plex, after spending $$ on lifetime pass.