jab3rd

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Husband, father, technophile, entrepreneur, management consultant, lapsed computer scientist, MBA, agnostic U.S. independent, retired.

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arstechnica , to Random
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Comcast, hemorrhaging subscribers, to bundle Apple TV+, Netflix, Peacock & cable

Comcast wants to tie its cable/Internet to your streaming subscriptions.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/comcast-hemorrhaging-subscribers-to-bundle-apple-tv-netflix-peacock-cable/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jab3rd , (edited )

@arstechnica The reason people hated cable bundles wasn’t the bundle itself. It’s that either the items weren’t readily available separately or that changing the bundle required a phone call to VRU and CSR hell with great friction to change.

I think we’ll find easily cancelled or modified bundles of products trivially available separately have very little stickiness, but greater willingness to try for savings.

jab3rd ,

@arstechnica OTOH, have you ever accepted a Comcast offer for free Peacock w/ ads and then tried either to upgrade it or to cancel it to regain control of the Peacock account tied to the email address used for the free offer? Fun times. Hint: You have to downgrade or cancel your Internet service. Never let any streaming account be “connected” to your Comcast account.

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There’s never been a better time to get into Fallout 76

Fallout 76 is good now. Actually, it’s always been good.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/theres-never-been-a-better-time-to-get-into-fallout-76/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

jab3rd ,

@arstechnica I quit playing the moment that I realized entire quest lines and certain premium items were, as a practical matter, not completable or not obtainable while playing solo.

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