I've obviously never committed piracy - but most of the websites I've been on are better than Hulu or many of the other streaming services because they're focused on user features and not what a product manager thinks is pretty and "modern".

You must be using some awful services because my experience has been that piracy, and pirate streaming services, are better, easier, and more available than ever

I find their UI pretty good and at least they work consistently, I was sometimes pirating shows I had access for free on Amazon prime due to DRM issues, a good example it's not only about pricing.

I hate DRM too I buy games and play pirated version instead

Popcorn Time’s UI is very easy to use, and rarely has problems.

Popcorn time is cancer for me, I always have issues where I cannot play the video anymore, the loader varies (sometimes it loads fast, sometime slow, not matter the download rate). I think these problems are probably caused by Electron / some bad JS code but still I fint it frustrating, other than that Popcorn time is a fantastic idea. But I just cannot like their UI / UX.

> One of the platforms reportedly had more paying subscribers than Netflix, Hulu and other popular licensed streaming platforms.

So it was’t a free service?

I know you’re referring to websites but Plex is a pretty damn good offering these days. I recommend everyone check it out.