Same with games while we’re at it, there are games I got for free that I would rather pirate so it doesn’t have the DRM than download and install the copy I have legal access to
I feel like that’s the opposite of what we want. Perhaps a storefront where one could choose what they want from different providers for a reasonable price would be good, but consolidation leads to *opolies, which are never good for consumers.
Wasn’t Netflix basically that? One store front for films and TV shows produced by different companies. Pay a flat monthly fee and get access to the libraries from every production company.
Maybe instead of spending more on lawyers, just consolidate the streaming services again so they’re more attractive than piracy?
Fuck that, let me buy DRM-free movies. We can do it for music, books and games. Movies and TV shows are next.
I’d spend a lot more money on TV and movies if I could get them without DRM and in high quality. No question. Both in streaming and in disc form.
Same with games while we’re at it, there are games I got for free that I would rather pirate so it doesn’t have the DRM than download and install the copy I have legal access to
But you’re not thinking of the CEO’s next yacht! Or the shareholders!
I feel like that’s the opposite of what we want. Perhaps a storefront where one could choose what they want from different providers for a reasonable price would be good, but consolidation leads to *opolies, which are never good for consumers.
Wasn’t Netflix basically that? One store front for films and TV shows produced by different companies. Pay a flat monthly fee and get access to the libraries from every production company.
That was pre-enshittification. We are far beyond that point now.
I think that will work wonders!! We love convenience and fair pricing and people are willing to pay for a good service.
Aren’t Disney+ and Hulu about to merge?
Disney+ plans to keep absorbing competitors until they aquire one that knows how to write a working mobile app.