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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.

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[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (16 children)

I have prime. I torrent their content anyway as they don’t play nice with vpn.

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[–] slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

I've been getting a lot of mileage from this.

[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I'm proud to say I pirated the fallout show

[–] padge@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago

I have Prime and still pirated it, because the website and app are such a mess

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Inb4 "the pirates are destroying the industry"

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Prime video could absolutely get worse, don't kid yourself.

[–] darreninthenet@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

I'm surprised they think this is useful... if I've paused a video it's because I'm answering the phone or front door, making a coffee, going for a shit etc... I'm almost never going to see these ads 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] fluxc0@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, what happened to paying for things supporting the product and not needing ads?

[–] FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're forgetting one important thing - Bezos needs more money! Line must go up. Always. At any cost.

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[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Further justifying my commitment to avoiding Prime at all costs.

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[–] Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

I unsubbed from prime last year once the ads were announced on prime video.

There's no reason to have it anymore imo.

A VPN sub is like $40 a year and that lets me get any media I want.

Free Shipping without prime starts at orders over $35. Who doesn't spend at least $35 in 2024?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looking more like the right decision i made to drop prime last year

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ll stay subbed but I wont be seeing the ads, matey.

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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad I dropped prime 1.5 years ago. I'll never pay monthly for something with ads. If I pay monthly for software, it better treat me like royalty.

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