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.

  • @fluckx@lemmy.world
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    11 month ago

    Is Windows mobile still a thing? I thought they meant the app in the windows store ( desktop/laptop).

    Last time I saw somebody use a windows phone was 10 years afk :/

    • @OpenStars
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      11 month ago

      Looks like the last release was 2020, so yeah they almost certainly meant laptops.