What subscription finally gave you "subscription fatigue"?

3 years ago by Scrubbles to c/asklemmy

Learned the term recently and really enjoy it, subscription fatigue is the feeling we all have had now where we are just over how everything is subscription based.

Which one was the last straw or most annoying/frustrating to you?

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charonn0 186 points 3 years ago

When my paid Paramount+ subscription included unskippable ads.

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scrubbles 106 points 3 years ago

I loathe the trend where I pay money and they still expect me to sit through ads. That's why we all left cable to start with.

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emogu 49 points 3 years ago

What’ll really aggravate you is that way back when cable was first rolling out, it was billed as paid TV service without ads (as opposed to the ad-supported OTA local networks). Obviously that promise didn’t last long.

It’s a tale as old as time. Its happened before, it’s happening now, and it’ll happen again.

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GlowingLantern 15 points 3 years ago

Why limit yourself to subscriptions if you can do both and earn even more money? 🤑

PS: Microsoft perfected this with Windows bloat ware, adverts and tracking. Why did they need to integrate that, if you already paid ca. 150€ (Home) or 250€ (Pro) for a licence? Those prices are integrated into the prices of hardware purchases too, in case anyone is wondering. Purchase a laptop without an OS and it’s generally about 100-150€ cheaper. Anyone interested in Microsoft 365 and Windows 365?

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