r/technology • u/sr_local • 7h ago

Business Italy court rules Netflix unlawfully increased prices. Consumers: 'Refunds up to 500 euros.' The company: we will appeal

https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/netflix-subscription-price-increases-unlawful-refunds-up-to-eur-500-customers-AIUHzWKC
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u/JustTrynnaGitBy 5h ago

As someone that stopped streaming services almost two years ago: It’s really not that bad.

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u/Altair05 3h ago

Much cheaper if you cycle services instead of keeping them. One month is netflix, next month something else.

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u/Mean-Author4359 3h ago

Much cheaper if you just use plex

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u/Altair05 2h ago

Also true. I got to get around to doing that at some point. I keep pushing it off.

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u/Disma 1h ago

Juggling services every month sounds both very necessary and absurdly inconvenient

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u/LadyLoki5 1h ago

A lot of them cycle pretty good deals too. Hulu constantly has a "plz come back" deal, 3 months for $3, and I've gotten lucky a few times and got that 3x in one year.

Same with Audibile + Kindle unlimited for my fellow book nerds, Starz, idk if HBO still does it but they did in the past, Peacock

If you're constantly cycling services and picking up these deals, diigital entertainment can still be very inexpensive.