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Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] SilverFlame@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I wasnt able to upgrade to fiber internet until about 2017

[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I’m desperately waiting for fiber. Still expect it to be 6-12 months out but they’re actively building it. I live ~20 miles from a state capital. Fiber is still very rare even in suburbs of major cities the US.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

They cover over 99% of my city with fiber and I can walk to city hall from my house. Still doesn't cover my street.

[–] iamtherealwalrus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Welcome to Europe, where we get 1gbps fiber at reasonable prices. Here in Denmark it is available at ~$30/month for example. Because the same fiber infrastructure is accessible by many different ISPs to offer to consumers.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

My doctor says I need more fiber.....

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I wasn't able to upgrade until last year. And there are still places around me that don't have fiber