Thanks a bunch, Netflix – its Windows app is about to lose downloads
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But ad-supported plans will now be catered for

Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away.

Netflix must realize that it’s a huge frustration for people who relied on offline downloads to watch content without internet access: on planes, trains, and campsites, and anywhere else where Wi-Fi is unavailable or unreliable.

There’s a small chance that Netflix will change its mind if it gets enough complaints, but the streaming service seems determined to add as many money-making features as possible, while taking away genuinely useful ones.

  • MrScottyTayEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I just have one platform on the box go at once. And keep a mental list of the things I want to see, when it comes to switching platforms I think of the things I currently want to see the most, see where they are, and go there for a month or two. Rinse and repeat.

    If there’s something I REALLY want to see but they’re awkward to get, nonexistent, or only on ad platforms. I’ll look for affordable blu rays before moving to piracy. I got the Red Dwarf blu ray box set recently, and I’m so happy I did.