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   Dan Gillmor (dangillmor@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 00:36:35 JST Dan Gillmor

   A big no to ads on Amazon Prime Video -- we're canceling prime when the annual subscription ends.

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 04:40:57 JST Joe Ortiz

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     • Michael Kohne

     @mhkohne @jwz @dangillmor Not to mention that Amazon is now the US AliExpress to me where there is sooooo many counterfeits, knock offs, and Chinese sellers where they don't even bother to remove. It's why I don't shop there anymore.

     I just wish companies can sue Amazon for this.

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     Michael Kohne (mhkohne@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 04:40:58 JST Michael Kohne

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     • jwz

     @jwz @dangillmor That would be a dandy thing wouldn't it? I'm thinking of getting rid of it, but then...shipping is otherwise expensive and a number of things are not easily available locally. Tough call.

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     jwz (jwz@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 04:40:59 JST jwz

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     @dangillmor I have prime for the shipping of mediocre bulk products, and I looked for the option of "if I promise to never watch a video can I get three bucks back" but I couldn't find it.

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     Determination G. Schadenfreude (gregly@retro.pizza)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 18:16:49 JST Determination G. Schadenfreude

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     • Lauren Weinstein

     @lauren @dangillmor OTA plus TiVos was honestly so wonderful compared to what the streaming landscape has become.

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 18:16:50 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     @dangillmor I might add, that if you're going to have ads on these streaming movie services, you might as well just stick with OTA TV. The whole streaming industry is rapidly devolving into the worst aspects of traditional expensive cable service, playing us all for suckers.

     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: repeated this.
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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 03:42:06 JST Joe Ortiz

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     • Michael Kohne

     @mhkohne @jwz @dangillmor

     Update: This give me some hope if it happens... https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/111856271198326074