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The Corporate Creep of Plex vs. The Jellyfin Dilemma (reprodev.com)
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[–] RxBrad@infosec.pub 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] aarch0x40@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Journalism at its finest!

They didn’t even try to hide it.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I guess now that I have a Shield versus a PS5 in my living room, I should give it another try, but I really have never cared much about all the features I don't use as long as the ones I do are still there, and they are.

I pay for the monthly subscription and still feel like it's a good value. I cringe at the people who say stuff like "I bought a lifetime pass in 2014 for $60 but don't like all the new features!" like that kind of unsustainable consumption isn't exactly what pushes them towards more monetization and Plex is still the only company I can think of to have ever actually honored that purchase. No shame though, it was a great deal for early adopters.

And PlexAmp alone justifies putting up with some of the BS, at least for now.

Just my thoughts