Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK::Netflix no longer offers its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK to new subscribers, which costs $9.99 / month or £6.99 / month in either country.

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      2 years ago

      When your cow can no longer produce enough milk to sustain an infinite growth, you just need to squeeze harder.

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      The VC money has dried up. Everyone is now being forced kicking and screaming into being profitable, and in the process are killing their platforms as a side effect.

      It’s been slowly happening since ~2019, the pandemic accelerated it and then the crazy inflation drove the nail home.

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      The VC money has dried up. Everyone is now being forced kicking and screaming into being profitable, and in the process are killing their platforms as a side effect.

      It’s been slowly happening since ~2019, the pandemic accelerated it and then the crazy inflation drove the nail home.