As Internet enshittification marches on, here are some of the worst offenders

[nanook@lemm.ee]

AT enshittified themselves over the last couple of years. Used to be great source.

[iopq@lemmy.world]

Arse Technica is the prime example of enshittification

[monkdervierte@lemmy.ml]

About the PDF chapter: you (and the publishers) use it wrong. PDF was never intended for processing, only for representation. Scientific stuff should be published in an ebook format instead.

[demonsword@lemmy.world]

Ars itself has become pretty enshittified. It doesn't hold a candle when compared to itself 10 years ago. Also, they mentioned Doctorow several times but apparently they couldn't be arsed to put even a single link to his blog... why?

[demonsword@lemmy.world]

I don't get it, why you're being downvoted for saying something true? Ars was much better years ago

[gooberear@lemmy.wtf]

I'll put an offender on blast: Max.

A couple of months ago I subscribed to the highest tier, ad-free plan. Around a week into it, we started getting ads for different kinds of sports shows, interrupting the shows and movies at random spots just like traditional ads on television.

First thing first: Back in the days when we road our Dimetrodons to school both ways uphill in fallen volcanic ash, we called it Cinemax and HBO was separate. And neither one of them had ads show up in the middle of their content because they were premium channels.

Second thing second: When I contacted customer service about it, they actually had the audacity to tell me that those aren't ads, they are previews for other content offered in their service.

So to me, whether it is a bug in their system or the definition of ad has changed in the ensuing millennia since I first learned its meaning, the fact that there are even ads in premium media services like these is a prime example of enshittification to me.

[callatecoyote@lemmy.world]

Love. People just use each other.

[vithigar@lemmy.ca]

Ads on a service I directly paid for was the line for me as well. I have no tolerance for that nonsense and it boggles my mind that anyone else does either.

If even a tenth of the subscriber base for any of these services cancelled because of ads they'd be gone so fast you'd get whiplash, and yet most people just put up with it.

[mpony@lemmy.world]

They fear Cory, as should they all.

[louneko@lemmy.world]

I don't know if that has been enshittified or was has always been shit in the first place but:

Annotation Apps

Seriously, how hard is it to make an app that let's me make markups, use a stylus, and share that across devices.

Exhibit A: Xodo
It was once free, with all the good features, but then they took those features away and implemented a subscription model.

Exhibit B: Drawboard PDF
Once, came free with a Surface Pro or was a buy once use forever software, until Microsoft took a away all the bought licenses and locked most features behind a paid subscribtion.

Exhibit Saber
Its free. It doesn't use Windows Ink. Why even bother?

Exhibit Adobe Acrobat Reader
Hahahahahahaahahaaaaaaaaaaahaaaa *Wheeze* hahahhhahaahahahaaaaa

Exhibit E: Microsoft One Note
Aneurism Simulator. You know how printing things suck because printers never play along? Microsoft decided to solve this problem by making printing out One Note sheets properly almost impossible on the software level. Also it can't open PDFs properly or have normal A-Format pages. Either infinite drawing space or nothing.

Exhibit F: Samsung Notes
Actually decent. Free. Android Only. But at least it keeps the annotations separated from the PDF so you can still edit them after transfer. Good choice.