The only reason I still have Prime Video is because of a super weird bug where it tries to charge an already expired card. Somehow, it doesn't register as expired and I can just "renew" it every month
this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2023
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Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th unless you pay extra for ad-free
(www.theverge.com)
Thanks for reminding me to cancel my prime.
You're welcome.
How would they show ads to me if I don't use their services?
The TV side of Amazon Prime is functionally free. And its not like I'm going to cancel the service when what I really use it for is mail-order retail shopping.
So I'll pirate their smattering of good shows and they'll tell advertisers I watch their stupid ads. Everyone gets to play pretend and the wheels of commerce will continue to turn.