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It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking

Netflix & all these streaming platforms have completely lost touch & they will lose more customers in the long run

To quote Gabe Newell on Piracy

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

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[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 145 points 4 months ago (12 children)

I accidentally pirate crap I have legitimate access to because I can't be bothered to figure out which damn platform its on. I have access to quite a few through work due to my industry at no out of pocket costs.

The times I try to actually search for something, it'll be listed on multiple platforms but 0 to 1 of those platforms will actually have what I'm looking for included with the subscription forcing me to manually check each one.

It is easier to just pirate.

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Your case would apply for the legitimate use of streamio, where you can log into all the services and you can watch whatever through that service's credentials.

[–] tudoapampa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What services can I connect to Stremio? Max?

[–] fushuan@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

I have never used the intended features (torrentio ftw) but in this page they have a stack of app icons. There's prime video, netflix, HBO, disney...

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