Since its arrival in Spain and other European countries almost two years ago, Netflix has become one of the most popular audiovisual content platforms. However, the competition offered by others such as Youtube and the extension of several US channels to the Old Continent, could generate a complex situation in which all would be exposed to a multitude of risks in order to get more audience.
After a series of initial offers focused on getting more public, this channel, which has expanded its catalog with its own productions, has decided to take a series of measures focused, predictably, to continue maintaining certain benefits. Below we will tell you more about the latest decisions made by the company and what their repercussions could be on the tens of thousands of users it has in our country and in the rest of Europe.
Decision
After enabling last winter the option to download content own Netflix once we were subscribed, the company has decided to take a turn at the helm and end this function. This feature was very well received, as it allowed creating a database with everyone's favorite titles, offering them the ability to play them whenever they wanted. Another of the most applauded points of this feature was the fact that to watch these series and movies, it was not necessary to connect to the Internet.
What is?
Now, if we want to download any file, a window will appear in which we will be notified of the available downloads that we still have and the deadline to draw on them. The trap is revealed when, after having made multiple downloads thinking that they are free and almost unlimited, the portal's servers send us the notification warning that they are almost exhausted. Once any content is published, users will have up to a year to get it.
And after that?
As the number of maximum downloads that users will be able to do has been reduced, now the only thing that all subscribers will be able to do is to reproduce live and with their data connection all those series of which they are fans. According AndroidPolice, the limit would have dropped considerably.
What do you think the true intentions of this measure may be? Do you think it will have a negative impact on users, but also on the reception of Netflix? We leave you available more related information such as, for example, the consequences of its extension to Nintendo Switch so you can give your opinion.