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[–] little_tuptup@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Projects like Plex, they started out from the open source community, had free contributions, and then monetized. People are bastardizing open source.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 5 points 6 days ago (8 children)

The reason Plex is as popular as it is is because of their infrastructure and software that lets users stream video and music remotely on any device at the press of a button. That costs money to build and maintain.

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[–] biscuit@lemdro.id 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

In fairness to Plex, I bought a Lifetime subscription during a Black Friday deal over a decade ago and it's still serving me well to this day.

I have jellyfin set up ready to go but Plex has the UX down at this point. I'll keep using it whilst my lifetime subscription remains valid.

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Same here, JF is on reserve but I'll be sad if I ever need to switch. Ever since they fixed downloads I have 0 major complaints. Plex just works, and it works very well for my and my family's needs. I am perfectly happy paying once for software that I use every single day.

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[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I have a Jellyfin server as backup, but its clients are shit for anything that uses subtitles. I bought plex pass years back for $80 on sale, can't complain, but I'm never going to wholly rely on something closed source that requires online credentials.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I can’t comment on Plex vs JellyFin, but it’s an interesting perspective that $3/mon for remote access is too much

I use another piece of opensource software, where I consider that a plus. It takes the headache and security issues off my hands, while I can support the developers with a small contribution for an optional feature

[–] KatherinaReichelt@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago

$3/mon is $36 a year. That adds up - most people have to work several hours to earn that money.

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Plex may also be harvesting your data. When I used it years ago it was already trying to send logs back home, blocked by the firewall.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Plex may also be harvesting your data.

You mean to say “Plex is harvesting your data.”

[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like to not legally commit myself

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