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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires (www.forbes.com.au)

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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This. Though I left Netflix because the only way family was watching it was via Roku device, and in the last 6 months you had a 2 in 3 chance the Netflix app would lock up on it and none of the "fixes" (reinstall, clear cache, etc., etc., etc., ... ) did anything to help.

Even worse, not only would the Netflix app lock itself up, it would lock up the entire Roku device so someone had to be dispatched to unplug, wait, replug the power on the Roku device to restart Roku.

We have so much on the Roku that actually works (Hulu, etc) - why pay monthly for such a crappy app? Family complained for about 2 days and then forgot Netflix even exists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Haha, I power my Roku from the TV's USB port, so I can just turn off the TV to kill the Roku.