They could have made it peer to peer somehow but are charging just for being a middle man, which is kind of the definition of enshittification
Comment on The Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Users
Kirk@startrek.website 8 hours ago
I’m a Jellyfin guy, but charging money for a product or service isn’t what “enshittification” means. As the article says this is just removing a loophole for legacy apps on older devices. The pricing model hasn’t changed.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
It is paid productivity software. Use Jelyfin if you want a free OSS media server.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Nothing I said indicated I use it. I was correcting OP for saying this isn’t enshittification.
damnedfurry@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Doesn’t enshittification also entail the removal/reduction of previously-existing features/functionality?