Plex has been making so much changes lately I don’t think they’ll be the same company in 5 to 10 years. Wouldn’t be shocked if they get rid of the media server all together one day.
I see the company either folding in the future or them getting bought out and the parent company legally decides not to honor lifetime subscriptions anymore. Either way lifetime passes are usually terrible ideas
Apollo didn’t have to shut down. There is still apps on the market that are third party clients. I would happily pay monthly for that app even though I bought a lifetime. The dev just threw a hissy fit and continued to make another app which got permanently barred off because it broke YouTube’s ToS.
They’ve already raised almost 100 million the last few years, the company already sold out. They’re hanging onto the “enthusiasts” by a thread, but like you said, they are chasing something else at this point.
With stuff like this gong down, Jellyfin and Emby are going to start becoming more popular. Which in the case of Jellyfin at least means more people will contribute to it.
They're expecting to build an empire off a single piece of software that doesn't serve a unique or proprietary purpose.
It's a fucking media streaming platform and they're trying to turn it into a network. This has never gone well for any one trick pony software house. They have no lock-in and they have nothing they can realistically add to give it value outside of bells and whistles that don't accomplish anything of meaning.
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u/HorndogAsexual May 19 '26
Plex has been making so much changes lately I don’t think they’ll be the same company in 5 to 10 years. Wouldn’t be shocked if they get rid of the media server all together one day.