[cat_plus_plus]

Use Emby, it's much more focused on accessing your own files, while Plex has shifted towards ad supported movies which are accessible in a million other ways. I assume that's why they are cancelling users who actually use their own stuff.

[RobotToaster]

Emby already went closed source, it will do the same.

[cat_plus_plus]

Maybe? But I will still have my media and will see what is the best alternative if that happens. Maybe my WD NAS software will also go to seed and I will have to roll my own NAS. But what do I gain by giving up on the best experience now out of fear that this experience might degrade later? It's not like watching movies takes a huge learning curve. In the meantime, there are some incentives for Emby to keep their users happy and recommending their stuff, like I just did. If they don't, it's their loss.

[SV_BubbleTime]

Emby can and will if it becomes large enough have the same issues as Plex.

Enshitificaion comes for everyone. At least that has been our experience with ZIRP, now that it’s paused we’ll see.

But in the case of sharing media with strict copywrite, it might be better to host your own.

[pdimitar]

Nope, Jellyfin IMO.