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Netflix kills casting from phones (www.theverge.com)
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Casting support is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively, according to Netflix’s support page

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[–] 41 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

Because fuck you, that’s why. I’m sure they will re-introduce the feature behind a paywall soon.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Once you tell a company that you are willing to pay for something more than once, prepare to get fucked, because that’s all you’re gonna get. And not the fun kind.

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    Casting support is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively, according to Netflix’s support page, but only for subscribers on pricier ad-free plans, which start from $17.99 per month. Netflix users with an ad-supported subscription ($7.99 per month) will be unable to cast from their phones even if they own legacy Chromecast devices.

    Paywall already there. Excerpt taken from the linked article.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago*

    Yikes. You know, I just in comfort the “pay for ad free” sales pitch for renewing my Amazon subscription. Shit bags.

    Edit: i’m only subscribed to Amazon because I live in a food desert, and it’s the only way I can get groceries

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