Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I'm off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here's the proof.

    • superguy@lemm.eeEnglish
      41·
      2 years ago

      Lol, what?

      For convenience and price, you simply can’t beat free streaming sites.

      • thoughtorgan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        He’s right, downloading gets you better encodes that prioritize quality over getting the smallest possible file to keep upload totals down.

        But yeah you’re also right, for 99% of people avoiding downloads is the right move.

    • pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Never had Disnkey, so this is more about Netflix. Back at the beginning, I didn’t mind paying a fair price for a service that made discovery and streaming easy and convenient. Plus subscriptions going to fund more interesting content? Amazing! Yeah, it’s a bit of platform capitalism, but the fees were reasonable and they spread the wealth in a way I agreed with.

      I’m still not against a service that keeps its fees reasonable for what it’s providing.