The big problem is this is an underhanded way to force people to register their family structure with Amazon. No doubt this is so they can make the right recommendations for you, or worse, use it for advertisement targeting. But who wants to give up that kind of sensitive info to a faceless megacorp?
I have one account, and it's logged in on almost every device in the family, including TV. We all just use the same thing. All of us aren't even in the same city
I used this. I have my own account, but I get the benefits of a family member. That family member no longer lives with me and we're not close enough to share a billing method.
I was surprised to have benefitted from it for quite so long. It's been nice.
It didn't include Amazon Prime Video, so I might get it long enough to watch whatever it is I'd been wanting to see there. (I wanted to catch the last season of Mrs. Maisel. I've heard good things about Man in the High Castle. And I ought to at least try out Rings of Power. But I'm not sure there's anything else.)
For me, the ship to the high seas has sailed long ago. The enshittification of all these services where you pay for something that you don't physically own was predictable.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 31.3 ms ] threadYou can still share with other members of your household. (one other adult and up to 4 children)
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On topic, it seems like Prime Benefits Sharing is being replaced by Amazon Family. I don’t understand why or what the differences are.
A lot of people are phrasing this as no more sharing with different addresses. But is also restricts a family living at the same address.
I have one account, and it's logged in on almost every device in the family, including TV. We all just use the same thing. All of us aren't even in the same city
I was surprised to have benefitted from it for quite so long. It's been nice.
It didn't include Amazon Prime Video, so I might get it long enough to watch whatever it is I'd been wanting to see there. (I wanted to catch the last season of Mrs. Maisel. I've heard good things about Man in the High Castle. And I ought to at least try out Rings of Power. But I'm not sure there's anything else.)