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>>qainsi+(OP)
I had been on the fence about renewing my decade+ long Prime membership in a couple weeks. The only thing that was seriously tempting me to keep it was Prime Video.

I have mixed feelings already about Prime Video, as a watching experience I find it quite annoying because I'll find a movie I'd like to watch only to find I have to pay another $5 to watch it. With the other services, I know if a movie comes up on the display, I can watch it without further cost.

I'm fairly sensitive to adverts, I really don't like seeing them, largely because I've isolated myself from them. The fewer you see, the more unsettling they are, the blatant attractive factor of them, do.not.want. And anther $40/yr is too much.

Apparently, dropping Prime with the shopping really does not impact the speed of delivery or cost. I'm already often selecting delayed delivery. With the increased prices, it's hard to justify the $140/yr.

>>linsom+1o
It's not only the coming ads and all the non-free movies (which is indeed annoying) but it also seems like Amazon just isn't making much good content. I enjoyed their Man in the High Castle series, but that's been years ago now. Rings of Power was... disappointing - I'd probably like to season 2 hoping that maybe learned from some of their mistakes and improved it, but it's not like I'm waiting on the edge of my seat. They're just not making content that's at the same level as Netflix, Max (HBO) or even AppleTV.

>>UncleO+HF
Mrs Maisel was great (except for the last season that felt like 2-3 seasons compressed in 1).

Upload was great for the first season, still ok for the second season and unbearably bad now.