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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
submitted 7 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology
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As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.

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[โ€“] johannesvanderwhales 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's not for no reason, it's to lower bandwidth costs. It may not be a reason that benefits you but there is definitely a reason.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

They don't even want to spend the money to provide you the paying customer with HD engagement slop...

And yet peasants still using this shit service and pay for it too!