Amazon inform Prime members that its bundled music benefit will introduce ads and drop offline downloads on July 2;HD, Ultra HD, and Spatial Audio will require a separate Amazon Unlimited subscription

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Amazon_Prime_Music_ad_insertion_and_download_removal_(2026)

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1175761/amazon-inform-prime-members-that-its-bundled-music-benefit-will-introduce-ads-and-drop-o

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1175760/amazon-inform-prime-members-that-its-bundled-music-benefit-will-introduce-ads-and-drop-o

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HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 111d (1 reply)

Thats the worst way of doing this. You never take away things people already had and then ask them to pay for it. I know i would never continue to use this if they did that. Never used it, but I hear its awful anyway.

adarza@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 111d

they've done it before, they'll do it again.. and again.. and again.. because people keep giving them more money.

TacocaT@piefed.social · 14 pts · 111d (1 reply)

Prime sucks

Bezos is a fuckwad

Prime video now has ads

Prime music now has ads

They now make me box up returns and find a physical printer to print my own return postage rather than the more convenient drop off at location.

Easy solution for me. Fuck off Amazon. Sub cancelled

IanM42@piefed.world · 2 pts · 111d

Yes to all except printing. It doesn’t always require a label.

Some things they’ve even said keep it and here’s your replacement.

Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 111d (2 replies)

The Amazon Music app for android is garbage.

hobata@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 111d (1 reply)

Is there anything at all that comes from Amazon that isn't garbage?

ccunning@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 111d

In my experience most of their drivers are pretty nice despite the abhorrent work conditions

…other than that? Not that I can think of….

robocall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 111d

I cancelled my Amazon prime account years ago and don't miss it like I feared I would. Announcements like this only reaffirm that I made the right choice.

phoenixarise@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 93d

Glad I never used Amazon for music. Physical media and mp3s it is.