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Re:Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies by lp0_on_fire on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @11:27AM (#33178396)
This is boiling the frog though? These services were sold to us as something without ads. Seems really mob-like for the services to say to me: pay more or we're going to start showing ads on the thing we sold to you with the promise you wouldn't have any ads.

Rinse and repeat another year later.

Re:Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies by smeyer on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @11:44AM (#33178688)
I don't think that's particularly a problem. Just because Netflix or Hulu offered one service when I first used them a decade ago doesn't mean they're obliged to provide the same service at the same price forever. I occasionally cancel a streaming service if I decide that it's no longer providing enough value to me, just like I'd cancel my current subscriptions if they started adding ads.