Casey LissSiri, show me enshittification
Plex reneged on “remote people can stream for free as long as the server owner has a [paid] Plex Pass" and it’s now “remote people _also_ need to have a Plex Pass or a $2/mo / $20/yr sub"
Do not dig it.
(Or, I'm grossly misunderstanding things. Which would be great! But if so, this clause at the top is VERY unclear)
domserio@caseyliss They’re doing a terrible job explaining things but the Plex Pass on the server still covers all remote viewers, according to the blue box still left on the page.
@domserio I don't _think_ that's true anymore.
Happy to be wrong though.
Steve PurchaseI have a lifetime plex pass. My brother streams from my server and got an email (also confusingly written) that confirms he can continue streaming free from my server.
So good news and a reason to be happy to be wrong.
But on the other side of the ledger, the new iPhone app is a huge footgun.
Way less performant. Many things I previously streamed at full quality now stutter, never play, or cause crashes, and only work reasonably well at 720p. And that’s aside from all the bits and pieces of functionality that were stripped out…
Elle@stevepurchase @caseyliss @domserio we got this too. i was super worried bc lifetime plex pass is $250 now and would suck for a lot of my friends 💀
Derek Martin