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Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 74 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Could they, instead, band together to offer a service that’s more user friendly than piracy? I suppose bribery is cheaper and easier.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Imagine not being able to force set the resolution and bitrate on your stream, even tho you pay for 4k. (Btw. Same goes for YT) Plex and jellyfin are just superior.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What do you mean same for YouTube? I can still set resolution? Is that changing?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    What client do you use? I mostly use the iOS client and there they only give you the illusion of a choice: „higher quality“ and „lower quality“ maybe there are still clients which allow force set resolution/bitrate.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What you're asking for is a monopoly. It rarely is cheaper or easier. Sometimes, when heavily regulated, it could be. But history shows most of these are eventually privatized and deregulated and then we know what happens.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Don’t put words in my mouth. Industries get together and set standards and form partnerships all the fucking time. It’s as much a “monopoly” as this lobbying project is.

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