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   Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 28-Dec-2023 05:52:47 JST Joe Ortiz

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   • Joe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈
   • Ragashingo

   @Ragashingo @joesteel Not to mention that Amazon is expected to replace FireOS with a more controllable in-house OS next year.

   https://www.lowpass.cc/p/amazon-vega-os-fire-tv-android

   https://www.engadget.com/amazon-reportedly-plans-to-dump-android-for-a-homemade-fire-os-replacement-200144781.html

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     Ragashingo (ragashingo@starside.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Dec-2023 05:52:48 JST Ragashingo

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     • Joe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈

     @joesteel Counterpoint:

     Over the last two or three years, Amazon has hiked my prices multiple times, enshitified my Fire TV both with ever increasing and invasive ads and with massively degraded UI performance... and now they are adding ads to something I already pay them for.

     It's over.

     Starting Jan 29th, I will cancel my Prime membership, replace my TV, and buy from retailers that can often match or beat Amazon with same day pickup.

     Bonus points if I get to tell them why I canceled.

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     Joe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈 (joesteel@duck.haus)'s status on Thursday, 28-Dec-2023 05:52:49 JST Joe Rosensteel 🏳️‍🌈

     https://joe-steel.com/2023-12-27-So-You-Just-Found-Out-Amazon-Is-Greedy.html

     People seem super surprised by the Prime Video ads for some reason.

     In other news, I - a humble frog - am shocked about the behavior of this scorpion that told me it would sting me months ago.