didntwemeetin2007

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Subscriptions Are Ruining Our Lives. Here's Why They're Everywhere Now. | You'll own nothing and you'll be happy! in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] didntwemeetin2007@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

My favorite subscription is when I buy a “lifetime license” to a software and then 4 years later they move to SaaS. And now I just pay to beta test the software.

Meta just closed a vital online research tool. It’s bad news for the fight against misinformation. in c/technology@lemmy.world
Proton is taking its privacy-first apps to a nonprofit foundation model in c/technology@lemmy.world
Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] didntwemeetin2007@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not sure if this is helpful but I’ve used this site for my srt for rough translations

https://subtitlestranslator.com/

Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] didntwemeetin2007@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but pointing out that this strategy of carpet pulling isn’t the best consumer feeling is valid. And, um, Prime isn’t free.