cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15542273
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.
Netflix must realize that it's a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.
There's a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.
I cancelled Netflix the same day they blocked my partner's parents from watching it in Canada. We hardly ever used it and I only kept it because her parents are old and had a tv with a Netflix button.
My partner and I still watch netflix shows from time to time... we just don't pay for them anymore.