Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.

Netflix must realize that it’s a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.

There’s a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.

  • @desktop_user
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    1028 days ago

    shitty 50mbps

    shitty would be less than 10mbps, perhaps you are from places where the internet isn’t comically expensive.

    • voxel
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      127 days ago

      10mbps is not even an option anymore tho for most isps.
      50 is the lowest that’s still exists, with most isps offering 100 or 300 as the cheapest option