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Re:Turning Off Autoplaying Previews by forrestbrazeal on Thursday February 06, 2020 @05:08PM (#22260940)
They deliberately switch around the placement of the homepage queues. The goal is to keep you engaging with the product and discovering new things. They don't want you holding a Netflix subscription just for Friends, or whatever.
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Re:Turning Off Autoplaying Previews by wvenable on Thursday February 06, 2020 @05:55PM (#22261344)
But why? Isn't watching Friends a viable reason to own that subscription?
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Re:Turning Off Autoplaying Previews by Lammy on Thursday February 06, 2020 @06:26PM (#22261562)
You're more likely to cancel when you're done watching that one show. They want to continuously give you a new reason to keep paying.
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Re:Turning Off Autoplaying Previews by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday February 06, 2020 @10:44PM (#22263044)
Their awful UI was one of the reasons I dropped the service. I wonder what fraction of former customers are like me.
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Re:Turning Off Autoplaying Previews by prutschman on Thursday February 06, 2020 @06:28PM (#22261584)
They're hoping to hook you on something else so you'll keep your subscription after you get tired of watching Friends.
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