Not even ad tiers are safe as Disney looks to coax people into bundle packages.
The path to sailing the 7 seas under the Jolly Roger is well marked
Are these people stupid? Their competition is literally free and improving all the time.
If you are having trouble affording these services please check out jellyfin.
Well, not free per se, DVDs and Blurays and the computer in my closet I use to host Jellyfin for the rest of the home do cost money… But they sure as hell can’t jack up the price after the fact. Quite the contrary; the hardware needed for it is getting cheaper over time. I can also use it even when the internet is down.
They are shooting themselves in the foot. Meanwhile Blurays can be had for cheap
Once a service introduces a sub + ad tier it’s over and obvious they are just as greedy as cable TV and racing down the same path. I can’t support that. Mostly sticking to physical media these days but still have a couple streams that are sub only no ads or ads without any subscription.