What a sweet deal! Thanks Hello Fresh!
They really said
🙅 "Disney+, with ads on us"
👉 "Disney+ with ads, on us"
There's something so on-the-nose about having "with ads" as part of a subscription tier's official name. For decades companies have been coming up with euphemisms for their low-cost services (e.g. "economy class" on airlines, "community edition" for freemium software). But now here we are with Disney pretty much saying "Go watch ads you poor bitch". It's the death of a euphemism. They're selling a crappy service, and they aren't afraid to say it.
Disney is also actively arguing in court that if you use the free trial you can't sue them for anything. Ever.
So there's that to worry about now.
Disney has asked a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the husband of a Long Island doctor. The lawsuit claims that Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at a Disney Springs restaurant despite repeatedly informing the waiter of her severe allergy. Disney is calling for the lawsuit to be dismissed because her husband signed up for a one-month trial of the Disney+ streaming service years prior.
What the hell. I hope the judge tells Disney where to shove their arbitration clause.
I want the judge to fine them for this absurdity.
Its provably an advertising regulation thing where they have to put it up front to not get sued?
"endless entertainment" "7 days"...
It sure sounds like the entertainment has an end.. at the first advert break
Reminds me of the never ending story.
It ended.
Quickly.
Watches 60 minutes
This makes me happy.
Watches Another 48 Hours
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
I would rather steal
At least that way I can have the proper versions of Star Wars.
I would never steal. I will, however, infringe on copyright.
I know what you mean but the way I read it in my head is that you're making your own movies using their characters.
If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing. Yoho matey
🏴☠️
Every time I see mention of piracy, I hum the song Yo Ho (from Pirates of the Caribbean) instinctively.
How ironic.
"He's a pirate" intensifies
I get "Can I talk like a pirate" from Jake and the Neverland Pirates appear in my mind.
"I've been talking this way, since my birthdays began"
Then I artistically move my brain on to something I prefer. Alestorm
"A pirate I was meant to be, trim the sails and roam the sea!"
"You say you're nasty pirates, scheming, thieving, bad bushwhackers? From what I've seen, I tell you, you're not pirates! You're just slackers!"
'disney+ standard with ads' is the full name of the subscription item. this was procedural and yep, tone def and silly.
i would say; thanks for the warning... matey
Not just ads, but also unactionable anaphylaxis! It's a steal really.
Here, have a "Be My Bitch" coupon, free of charge.
Can you combine it with "suck my dick" coupon? Got plenty of those.
Imagine suscribe to YouTube premium and still watch ads...
Imagine subscribing to YouTube instead of just newpiping that shit.
I have really, really mixed feelings about this. On one hand I understand that YouTube is a business and Google needs it to at least approach profitability. If nobody watches ads and nobody pays for premium, there's no profit. No profit means the adpocalypse gets worse to make up costs, or else the service gets shut down.
On the other hand YouTube is such trash compared to what it was even just a couple years ago that I also use an alternate front-end.
I don't want it to disappear because I really don't think anyone else has the resources to do what Google has done with YouTube. If we lose YouTube, especially if we lose it and aren't left with access to the data store of existing videos, we've lost an incredible amount of information. Millions of hours of tutorials and good information will be taken away from the world, not to even mention the billions of hours of entertainment. I don't want to lose YouTube and what it means for international informational accessibility. But I'm also not going to sit through twice as many ads as I have video.
I foresee YouTube going to a cable-TV-like subscription only model in the future. I don't like it. But I don't see how else they actually lift themselves out of this hole they've dug.
I would have almost no problem with paying for YouTube Premium if it wasn't so goddamned expensive (and was ad-free). Like, seriously, I don't need all this extra crap. All I want is the same old YouTube I'm currently using but with zero ads. And I can't afford it anyway, but even I could I wouldn't pay 15–20 USD for just no ads (the only feature I'd actually use).
I foresee YouTube going to a cable-TV-like subscription only model in the future
Time to self host videos again, would be kinda cool. And a lot cheaper than 20 years ago.
You make a very valid point and I actually agree with that. Kind of damned if we do and damned if we don't, I guess. I've had this Convo before for someone who argued I'm only hurting the YouTubers I watch because they receiving my revenue, but I argued if we simply gave money directly to the creators they might do even better. Even if only a small percentage actually paid through Patreon or whatever, but your point remains. Where would they host their content of YouTube went away? I suppose there's no easy solution to this problem and it is awesome to have all that info/entertainment in one centralized place. We need a billionaire who actually wants to do good to step up and just be like, "here world, here's a free server farm for whatever you need it for" but that's a pipe dream at best.
In-video shilling is a thing
In the past, even the most shady companies were giving away stuff for free, to lure you in. Here you got to pay, by watching ads. Disney is a thug.
And if Disney poisons you 10 years from now you can't sue them!
endless
7 days
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
They will also ban you for using an adblocker Why? Cause they need the money
not just block video, but ban? wow. its like they want you to pirate.
Just don't eat at thier restaurants after you sign up: https://longisland.news12.com/disney-asks-court-to-dismiss-wrongful-death-lawsuit-of-long-island-doctor
Screw Disney.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
It's the only way nowadays. Just pretend you're a pirate of the caribbean and say it with me. "Arrrr"
Also, if you agree to this and your wife dies due to allergies in one of your theme parks, they may use the TOS on this trial to rule you agreed to binding arbitration in court.
As far as I'm concerned that bullshit makes it a moral imperative to pirate as much Disney+ content as possible. Like I'm going to torrent shit and seed it even if I don't watch it.
The first ad that autoplays after subscribing is the cursed videotape from The Ring. Then 7 days later Samara’s ghost crawls out of your tv.
Pro tip: use Firefox+ublock origin for no ads in any streaming platform Pro-er tip: sail the seven seas!
Would be a real shame if your wife were to suffer an allergic reaction and die after you agreed to this free trial, leaving you with no legal recourse despite our restaurant’s demonstrably inadequate precaution!
So the ads are "on them"? What does that mean? I have honestly no idea. Why is there a "on us"?
The name of the subscription tier is "Disney+ Standard with Ads". So what is says is "Subscribe and get 7 days of [subscription] on us". "On us" in English slang means "we pay for it". So what the sentence means is "You will get to use a service called 'Disney+ Standard with Ads' for free for 7 days"
But yeah this is total word salad. It's like they're deliberately trying to weed out people with common sense and critical thinking abilities.
🏴☠️, Just a week away. 🏴☠️ is in a week! Woohoo! I am so happy about this information
Can you believe it?? Just a week away
Careful. If you sign up for Disney plus and then Disney kills your wife YOU CAN'T SUE!
This promo aside, it's ridiculous that people are okay with paying and still seeing ads (and to think of it, it's been like this since the days of cable).
A free to use but ad-supported tier is totally understandable, but the way we have it today is borderline absurd.
Yarrr matey
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