Almost perfectly coincides with the day I won't be renewing my Prime membership this year

Enshittification intensifies.

Because their current huge profits aren’t enough? Someone needs a new yacht?

I cancelled my Amazon prime membership. It's only been two months without prime but it's fine. Their streaming service was the one I used the least, and I have placed one order on Amazon for over $35 so I still got the free shipping. I bought myself a Costco membership and have decided to rely on it instead of Amazon. I don't think Costco is as great a place to work as some people claim, but it's a shit ton better than working for Amazon.

You mean in addition to the ads they shove in front of their shows now? Will the added fee mean they remove those as well?

Like others on here, I did not renew my subscription for Prime. You could see where they were heading and the cost/benefit ratio is not there.

My wife shops on Amazon way more than me and she has never had Prime. Not having 2 day shipping never (ad in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; Here at Target we >>Skip) bothered her and she never watched shows on there other than what you already have to rent to watch even with Prime.

I encourage others to drop it, give it a spin, see how you (ad in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; Don't let psoriasis get >>Skip) enjoy a little extra jingle in your pockets.

Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't just make Prime more expensive for everyone while citing "added value" like they normally do.

At this rate I think I'm going to be taking to the high seas again. Adverts are a complete red line for me.

I get Apple TV+ because of my iCloud+ Family Premiere plan anyway, and I enjoy most of the content on that. Might have to figure out how to get a Plex thing setup and working for my Apple TV 4K at this point though.

Does anyone know any good guides to getting a Plex thing up and running? I have a gaming PC, a macbook, consoles, and an Apple TV 4K for media streaming stuff, if that helps.

Canceling on Jan 28th. They've been doing well without the extra money. Fuck them. I still got other ways of watching movies and TV.

As soon as I see an ad I'm out for good and won't resubscribe.

So I have to pay extra to watch them butcher Wheel of Time now?

Amazon is the last streaming service I'm subscribed to, mostly due to increasing costs and implementation of more ads with the others. I've replaced Netflix, HBO, Disney, and I guess Amazon is next, with Real Debrid and Stremio.

Advertising is such a cancer, it’s spreading to all aspects of our lives. I hate it.

There's a show I wanted to watch (Bosch Legacy) and Amazon only offers it through Freevee with multiple unskippable 60-second ads. No way to pay for ad-free. Toxic. I will be cancelling my Prime subscription.

I've never sailed the high seas before. Is content like this available?

In order to serve you better...

I stopped paying for prime earlier this year when 2 day shipping wasn't always 2 day shipping anymore. I always viewed the prime video as a crappier Netflix or Hulu add on that I wouldn't have paid for anyway. I still have the app on my androidtv box and actually watched something the other day, "with ads", without having a prime account.

I guess I don't have much of a point other than if they're going to do this for prime subscribers too, if anyone is paying for prime primarily for the video service, they may as well stop and watch with ads anyway.

Well they can show Deez nutz

Well fuck em. It's not like they had a lot going for them anyway.

Weird i never see ads on the stuff in my Plex server 🤔

I canceled Prime and got a partial refund. So nice of them!

I hate this era of the streaming race to the bottom.

I live in a remote area and I am Primed for the free shipping. If I drop prime how much will shipping hurt me?

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