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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I'm off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here's the proof.

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[-] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Double the price and if fewer than half unsubscribe, there is a net gain in revenue.

[-] physicswizard@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And a drop in costs too since their system has to support less users.

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