NoiseyCat t1_j73mid9 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 8:51 PM

Reply to comment by hosiki in Netflix Deletes New Password Sharing Rules, Claims They Were Posted in Error by echosayswhat

This is anecdotal and a small sample size. The company knew they were going to lose some subscribers but the people who are most affected were the one's already not paying.

GameRoom t1_j757y6z wrote on February 4, 2023 at 3:57 AM

Yeah, not to defend them, but you'd think, what are the people who are affected by this going to do? Unsubscribe? They already weren't subscribed! For better or worse, if you're not a paying customer, Netflix doesn't really have a reason to care about you.

MizElaneous t1_j75ev6e wrote on February 4, 2023 at 4:59 AM

They think people like me who share a password with a friend or family member will sign up once we’re blocked. Can’t speak for others in my position but I won’t. I don’t watch it enough to justify a subscription.

GameRoom t1_j78l6ui wrote on February 4, 2023 at 10:23 PM

I feel similarly personally, but if just 5% of people in that situation pony up and subscribe, it's worth it for Netflix.

trekie4747 t1_j758wse wrote on February 4, 2023 at 4:06 AM

but it does impact their viewership statistics. While not a direct monetary impact it can have ripple effects to shows being cancelled because of lower views which leads to people cancelling because of less new interesting content.