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?
jjani · 1h ago
A deletion occurs in the family structure? Be prepared to get targeted with lots of products for the depressed.
oldgregg · 23m ago
How can they tell if someone is a teen in their household vs someone else?
AnonC · 1h ago
This is an editorialized title.
From the HN guidelines:
> please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.
On topic, it seems like Prime Benefits Sharing is being replaced by Amazon Family. I don’t understand why or what the differences are.
y0eswddl · 1h ago
Because Prime sharing was allowed with people outside your household. Prime Family is not.
The change means lots of people are losing access they once had and will have to pay if they want to continue using Prime.
It's a significant change from the previous feature.
metadat · 1h ago
I had this benefit with my family for the past 20 years. What a bummer! Amazon is really eeking out every dime they can, pedal to the metal.
k1t · 1h ago
Fairly misleading title.
You can still share with other members of your household. (one other adult and up to 4 children)
y0eswddl · 1h ago
Except people were previously more likely to have used this to share with people outside their home.
The effect is lots of people losing access they once had before. Whatever the technicalities of the change, it's likely going to be a major one for most people that share accounts.
mulletbum · 1h ago
Then they should stop buying it.
It's really that simple. They wont. More subscribers will come, Amazon will increase in market share and the enshitification will continue.
palmotea · 38m ago
> Then they should stop buying it.
> It's really that simple. They wont. More subscribers will come, Amazon will increase in market share and the enshitification will continue.
It isn't that simple. Amazon was allowed to get too big, and do too much stuff. There needs to be more competition.
NewJazz · 1h ago
What part of Amazon prime benefits? I've never heard of such a nebulous subscription product.
porridgeraisin · 36m ago
Who used this?
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
From the HN guidelines:
> please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.
On topic, it seems like Prime Benefits Sharing is being replaced by Amazon Family. I don’t understand why or what the differences are.
The change means lots of people are losing access they once had and will have to pay if they want to continue using Prime.
It's a significant change from the previous feature.
You can still share with other members of your household. (one other adult and up to 4 children)
The effect is lots of people losing access they once had before. Whatever the technicalities of the change, it's likely going to be a major one for most people that share accounts.
It's really that simple. They wont. More subscribers will come, Amazon will increase in market share and the enshitification will continue.
> It's really that simple. They wont. More subscribers will come, Amazon will increase in market share and the enshitification will continue.
It isn't that simple. Amazon was allowed to get too big, and do too much stuff. There needs to be more competition.
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