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It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking

Netflix & all these streaming platforms have completely lost touch & they will lose more customers in the long run

To quote Gabe Newell on Piracy

"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

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[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Yeah but for a publicly traded company, quarterly growth is the name of the game. If the numbers go down long enough, it's game over for them.

[–] r1ch134dl3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

it's game over for them

Hopefully.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

then what's the point of pirating if you want the company to fail?

[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

Piracy saves money. Reboots are literally cringe.

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