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Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits

163 points · 188 comments · Brajeshwar

avgDev · 1790264764 · focus · HN ↗
Oof. I guess sailing the high sees is back on the table.
We are back to cable pricing, but shows and movies are all over the place and now we need multiple apps to track us.
1. joshstrange · 1790265240 · focus · HN ↗
  We are worse than cable pricing at this point from what I can see.
  It's absurd that piracy is the _best_ user experience. 1 app, 1 place for your content, no licensing deals to worry about, no outrage pulling old episodes, local streaming, the list goes on.
  You literally cannot pay (legally) for a better experience, and that makes me sad.
  1. dessimus · 1790267229 · focus · HN ↗
    ...and no pre-roll or mid-roll ads, since just about all of the streamers are going to ads in every tier.
    joshstrange · 1790267759 · focus · HN ↗
    It's pure joy to be able to always answer "I haven't seen it" when someone starts with "Have you seen that ad...".
    The disrespect that streaming companies show their customers is insane. I'm sure most of the customer don't even know what they are missing, the hoops they have to jump through, the mental load to switch between all those terrible, hostile UIs, etc...
    dessimus · 1790275923 · focus · HN ↗
    TBF, no ads was the original promise of cable tv too. The same media companies figured they could con younger generations with the same broken promises as their parents and grandparents.

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