Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them::Amazon’s Prime Video will begin showing ads during shows and movies early next year.

  • Mdotaut801@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    There’s isn’t a difference between cable tv and streaming services anymore. I guess I’m gonna go back to sailing the seven seas.

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      10 months ago

      I never stopped. It’s been obvious for ages that if you don’t have the data on your drive, you may not get it again.

      I do pay for Prime, but all I care about is saving on shipping. Even if a show is on Prime, I’ll pirate it if I want to watch.

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      10 months ago

      This is how cable TV started as well. You had to pay, but there were no ads. Eventually ads crept in and it is what it is today. Streaming is now different, just more complicated for the users.

      Prime is already my least watch service. I have it for the shipping, not for the video. I have been thinking about cancelling it to push me to support local businesses more often.