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LOL.

We pay for 4K, but we don't get more than 720p unless we use some proprietary shit hardware and agree to their super-invasive "privacy policy" - and they expect people to NOT set sail in the high seas? GTFO..

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[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

People saw how successful Netflix was and wanted the same even though it was never going to happen. By doing this they've now made Netflix shit too.

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Everyone was saying this about the streaming boon then, too. We all saw "cable 2.0" headed at us.

[–] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

You must have got down voted by a young person, because people have been seeing this coming for about a decade