Bust those piggybanks and flip over those couch cushions, people. Netflix just raised the price of its most popular subscription plan. That’s right, the $8.99/mo plan, which allows for HD streaming on two screens simultaneously, is now the $9.99/mo plan. That’s the bad news.
Now, the good news: The price hike will only affect new subscribers in the short term, so if you’re already locked into the $8.99 price, the one dollar jump won’t hit you until October 2016. And the streaming services’ other plans — the basic, non-HD $7.99/mo plan and the high-end four screen $11.99/mo plan — will remain the same price.
But the best news in all of this is that Netflix is apparently replying to upset users on Twitter, which led to this exchange, which is delightful.
@LaciePassmore So we can brig more great content to users, the price for the 2-stream is going from 8.99- 9.99 for new members.
— Netflix US (@netflix) October 8, 2015
So, to recap: One, cussing at companies on social media is a good plan and you should do it a lot if you want to get answers. And two, nothing will change for current Netflix subscribers for a year, and who knows what could happen in that time? A meteor could hit Earth and wipe out 85 percent of the human race. Then that $1/mo hike won’t seem like such a big deal, will it?
Perspective is important.
(Via The Verge)
