We’ve reported how streaming companies have consistently ruined their services and Amazon is the latest company to ruin what was once a good thing.

Earlier this month, Amazon began charging Prime customers an extra $3 to avoid commercials that weren’t previously shown. In a further dig to its customers, Amazon removed Dolby Vision and Atmos enhancements from videos unless another fee was paid.

The Nickel and Diming of Digital

Consumers had enough of being nickeled and dimed. Last week, a class action lawsuit was filed in Washington State against the company. Consumers argued Amazon violated its subscriber agreements by charging people for services they already thought they were paying for.

Reasonable consumers expect that, if you purchase a subscription with ad-free streaming of movies and tv shows, that the ad-free streaming for movies and tv shows is available for the duration of the purchased subscription.

The Suit

The glory days of digital streaming and on-demand video are over. Every streaming company has consistently raised its fees, cracked down on screen-sharing, and have ripped paid-for content from its libraries. Furthermore, these companies have decided to make boneheaded mergers that result in people getting ripped off.

Tech companies and media companies like Paramount have learned nothing. Cable companies are among the most hated companies in America and they are headed towards a similar fate.

It’s not our fault these companies over-promised on delivering what we want while chasing eyeballs. And we shouldn’t continue paying for degraded service.

-MJ