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Plex price gouging any users they have left (lazysoci.al)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I bought Plex pass years ago for £79. The new price of $749.99 is INSANE.

No wonder all the cool people are using Jellyfin.

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[–] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

I think it's more that they're implying the company is likely to get worse in the future and start trying shit, not what they've already experienced. The price now being nearly 10x what it once was is a pretty big red flag, after all.

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  • [–] -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

    I won’t argue with your cynicism, but increasing the price on something that almost nobody ever purchased anyway really isn’t a red flag at all

    Especially when all other costs remain unchanged

    If Plex starts some crazy Fuckery, I’ll be right on board with you.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    As another decade-long lifetime Plex pass holder and watching the generally downward spiral of Plex development, I’m right there with you. I don’t agree with a lot of the direction they’re going in, but they have never once tried to upsell me after getting the lifetime pass.

    The system works, it’s a lot easier/more available for viewers than JellyFin, and until those things change I don’t see much reason to get out the pitchforks. However if they do, mine’s ready.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    I have been following the development of Jellyfin for years. I’ve deployed a couple of servers just for testing with my users. I am very, very, very interested in the development and future development of Jellyfin. I’ve even contributed money to the project.

    But I’ve been a Plex user for nearly 20 years. I administer multiple servers with more than a couple of dozen users, and I can say this: Plex offers users a far superior experience compared to Jellyfin.

    That said— I fully support support the Jellyfin project in creating an open source replacement for Plex. I really do. And I’ll switch to it as soon as it’s good enough to meet my needs and the needs of my users.

    But that’s gonna be a few years from now. Plex didn’t get as awesome as it is immediately. It took 20 years to get there. Jellyfin isn’t gonna get there overnight. I closely track it progress, and as soon as I can switch to it, I will.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Have lifetime Plex Pass. Here's them trying to get money from me:

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