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Honest question, because I know multiple people who are not looking to jump ship since they already have the Plex Pass.

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[–] Noggog@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I think the thing is, every news cycle there IS a few people who's time has come. And so jellyfin is brought up

I say this as someone who has a plex lifetime and is still using plex. I appreciate everyone getting riled up and passionate, because that means the fallback will be that much more polished when my time comes.

You sound like someone pulling up the ladder and yelling at the people below to shut up. Anyone new to the space is dealing with this absurd $750 lifetime price. Of course they're yelling