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This was always going to be the fate of Plex. You can’t build a sustainable business off the back of most of your users viewing pirated content. I say that wit
by afavour 3mo ago
This was always going to be the fate of Plex. You can’t build a sustainable business off the back of most of your users viewing pirated content.
I say that without judgement, it’s just a reality. Open source was always going to be the path.
- jrm4 3mo agoWeirdest downvote I've seen. This isn't like, painfully obvious to everyone? Maybe I'm old, but it feels like everyone has a little too much "business-brain."
- sandcat_ 3mo agoI'd argue that raising a bunch of venture capital is what stopped them from being able to be a sustainable business. I paid for Plex for a long time but I no longer use it because I got fed up of fighting it. (I now use Jellyfin + Tailscale instead.) I think the problem with Plex is they aren't happy with what they are: a service for people viewing their own (yes, pirated) media library. They always wanted to be something more. Netflix envy. But all anyone I know ever wanted Plex to do was handle their media library, perhaps offer a paid tunnelling system but otherwise get out of the way.
- dd8601fn 3mo agoI’ve always figured recurring costs require recurring revenue. That killer remote user connection brokering can’t be free, right?