Thankfully there is healthy competition in this space with Jellyfin.
Not shocked that the FAST model has unpredictable revenue downturns. But I was surprised to read that Plex has roughly 175 employees - that seems way, way higher than I would have expected.
You need all those employees to make additions to your code like arcade addons… then to deprecate them less than a year later… rinse and repeat.
Knew buying the “lifetime” membership would be a mistake, and forcing you to use an Internet login for your local media was another red flag. Glad I noped out
Yeah, I always forget that Plex thinks it’s an actual business. If it goes away, I’ll finally switch over to Kodi.
Guess downloads aren’t getting fixed any time soon.
Love my Plex media server but I also have my jellyfin server set up just in case.