Any Software that I previously used that switched to a subscription model has been replaced by FOSS on my end, even if it’s not fully up to par yet I am usually much happier with the alternatives.
Plex > Jellyfin
Office > Libreoffice / Collabra
Photoshop > Gimp
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Nothing a ski mask and a little mission impossible can’t fix :)
Can I get a cert for 127.0.0.1 ? /s
I mean we can generally agree that China is worse. That doesn’t mean we should willingly donate our data to the US, but if you have to choose between amputating your foot or your little toe it’s an easy decision.
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The proliferation of illegal IPTV services is a direct result of the fractured streaming and PayTV market. In many European countries you need up to 5 services to follow all your favorite football teams League, Champions league, cup and Nations League (bleh!) games. This can add up to close to 200 Euros per month in countries like the UK or Switzerland.
Additionally, in the UK the only way to watch your teams 3PM match on the telly (as they like to say) is to subscribe to a foreign service illegally as they are blacked out locally and there is no legal way to purchase foreign subscriptions.
Exactly my thoughts, unfortunately my first thoughts when reading UNIQUE and INNOVATIVE technology these days are - ok it’s likely bullshit.
I am already paying for 2 services to watch all regular season games of my favorite team, this adds up to about 60 EUR per month. To be able to also watch my teams Champions League games I would have to additionally buy the bigges cable package with all kinds of channels I would never watch for around 100 EUR.
The problem is you often need 3-6 different streaming services just to follow your favorite team all Season.
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