@resist1984
That said I've just cancelled my Amazon Audible and Prime subscription and will be looking for alternative so I'm not coming to this blind...just interested in your perspective?
@jubes i'm not real sure what Amazon Audible is. Looks like audio books from a quick glance. Libraries have those at no cost, but I don't know of an online resource off the top of my head. Sometimes my boycott withstands even when there is no alternative.
@jubes I've never had Prime myself, but my understanding is that it gives free/fast shipping & streaming. The shipping can just be tossed b/c it's only for Amazon shopping anyway. Perhaps #Hulu is a decent streaming replacement (I boycott #Netflix also). Don't overlook free broadcast.. there are less commercials on free broadcast these days than cable/satellite.
@Obscurequokka @jubes I #boycott #MACFANG (#Microsoft #Amazon #CloudFlare #Facebook #Apple #Netflix #Google). I think #Netflix is commonly boycotted b/c it imposes DRM & the DRM is an exclusive MS technology which excludes some platforms.
@jubes @Obscurequokka I also have a strong distaste for #Netflix exclusive content, which is an anti-competitive practice of blocking films from being sold outside the Netflix ecosystem. I'm not even sure how it's legal.
@resist1984 @jubes Both valid points.
I might not agree but thanks for responding 😊
@Obscurequokka @jubes An environmental problem also emerges from #Netflix. Netflix collaborates with #Roku on designed obsolescence, enabling Roku to force consumers to toss their old smartTVs into the landfill and buy new hardware, needlessly. It's all enabled by a coupling of DRM w/proprietary tech.