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Also, it's not like it's totally either/or. You should be able to own your music and movies, but also be able to pay for a service that manages it - removing the logistics burden, while still ensuring the goods you bought will not disappear when the service goes down.


Plex perfectly encapsulates that philosophy.


Actually I would argue with this: Plex used to, but now find themselves trying to “legitimize” and sacrificing user control in order to do it.

E.g: All logins (including local LAN) go through their servers.


Considering the plethora of bullshit like news and podcasts I find littering my plex home screen, I agree with your point.




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