NETFLIX Raises Fees - Gives Birth to QWIKSTER - REVERSES DECISION! — Page 8

And if that is in fact how they plan on doing it, I think I will just switch my plan to Blockbuster online. Since I would keep the DVD's through the mail, Blockbuster has all those movies Netflix can't carry for that 28 day window.

Jordan, good point about a possible resurgence of the "mom 'n pop" stores. If that happens I wonder if their average selection would be more like that of Redbox's and Blockbuster Express' kiosks (mostly newest and most popular titles), or if they would tend to distinguish themselves a bit by also offering older DVDs, more indies, etc? To be truly retro, they'd have to have that special room in the back where the kiddies aren't allowed.

Updated On: 9/20/11 at 10:13 AM

(decided to do this as new reply instead of editing my previous post)
Dish is supposed to make some announcement on Friday about a Blockbuster streaming service that's expected to include Starz. Too lazy to look the exact link up that said it will (or it's expected to, forget how it was worded) be offered to DISH subscribers initially and then be up for all comers.

Jordan, yeah, the start up cost (for mom 'n pops) would have to be comparatively less than it would have been years ago.

Updated On: 9/20/11 at 10:26 AM

I sort of think the worst aspect of this whole thing--the price hike and the company split--is that it encourages subscribers to THINK about it.

Honestly, that's why I reduced my membership plan. It wasn't so much that I didn't have an extra $9 or whatever it was; it was that I stopped and thought about my usage and made a decision.

For the longest time, the money was charged to my credit card, and the disks showed up when they showed up, and I watched them when I felt like it.

And NOW they're going to make me not only think about it but put extra effort into it. And charge me more for the privelege.

Here's something about the Blockbuster streaming upcoming announcement

So the company decided to commit business suicide. Incredible. It almost sounds like The Producers - like they're going to get something for trashing a great thing.

For what I said before about not canceling? This morning we canceled our DVDs. We're keeping streaming because well - it's the best thing available - but if Blockbuster does it better, we may switch entirely.

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Dropped the axe on Netflix last night. Since I don't have a game system, blu-ray, laptop or anything else to stream through, I was only DVD anyway and given the fact that I held on to the discs way too long, it was time to part ways. All the Quixter crap was probably the final nail in the coffin.

May check into GreenCine for the off-the-wall stuff, hit RedBox or just wait for HBO and Starz. The latter is getting some recent titles within months after their theatrical release.

Does this company have any clue what they're doing? How has CEO Reed Hastings managed to remain employed? Mind boggling.

NETFLIX Kills Plans to Split Off DVD Rentals

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Updated On: 10/10/11 at 10:19 AM

As posted by best12bars:

Man, they are flailing. This is what happens when technology-driven businesses jump at the "future" as if it were today. Terrible strategy.

Consumers are not fast adopters to technology. Sure, there are always the early adopters, but they make up a tiny fraction of the buying market. Netflix wishes it were ten years from now, when downloadables and streaming will actually have the lion's share of the home entertainment business. When all the kinks, glitches, fees, quality issues, bandwidth issues, and encryption techniques have been perfected. That day is not today. DVDs and BDs will be around and flourishing for at least another decade, and even then they will not die completely.

The Star Wars BD box set just broke all previous records for a Blu-ray release by selling a million units its first week. Considering the average price was $89, that's as big as a feature film release grossing $89 million. In one week. And Blu-ray, for the time being, is the biggest growth market.

So Netflix jumps the gun (by a decade) with overeager planning and says, "downlodables and streaming are today! We'll separate and sell off our home delivery of "hard copy" discs and leave the "past" behind us!"

And they went into the toilet doing it.

Read more: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1037761&boardname=off&dt=0&boardid=2#ixzz1aOCt7tef

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Luscious is probably rock hard right now!

Atta girl!

I don't see how they're whining there.

Maybe I read it wrong then.This is what stood out to me.

"We became a symbol of the evil, greedy corporation," Hastings told the AP. "Then we faced a reputational hit that created significantly more cancellations than we anticipated."

I read is as if they were surprised by the cancellations being more than anticipated. Sensitive about why they were being labeled as evil and greedy (C'mon, this decision was based on greed)As if the 60 percent hike was nothing. Perhaps I read too much into it.

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