Re:Ask HN: To how many streaming services do you subscribe?
by approxim8ion on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:49AM
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Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and the streaming service offered by one of the local networks here.
I find the fragmentation irritating, especially when some of the shows I want to watch straight up aren't available (eg. HBO Max isn't available in my country) despite having subscribed to pretty much every big streaming service. I don't get why they can't figure out licensing and distribution beforehand.
I agree that at some point the costs will rival cable subscriptions, but the lack of ads, ability to pick what I want to watch, option to cancel on a whim and availability of actual good content (even if the library is diluted by a ton of nonsense) is appealing to me for streaming services. I have no doubt though that as costs go up adoption will likely go down across the board as people either give up or resort to account sharing or piracy.
I find the fragmentation irritating, especially when some of the shows I want to watch straight up aren't available (eg. HBO Max isn't available in my country) despite having subscribed to pretty much every big streaming service. I don't get why they can't figure out licensing and distribution beforehand.
I agree that at some point the costs will rival cable subscriptions, but the lack of ads, ability to pick what I want to watch, option to cancel on a whim and availability of actual good content (even if the library is diluted by a ton of nonsense) is appealing to me for streaming services. I have no doubt though that as costs go up adoption will likely go down across the board as people either give up or resort to account sharing or piracy.