Okay, now here are 25 million subscribers to Netflix. Most like the DVD service, instant doesn’t have much. Now they’ve announced they are selling to Amazon,where amazon will have the on demand service.
They have renamed the DVD service quickster and it will be it’s own company.there are like 12 different companies with the name quickster as well.
Now in the course of Netflix growing,it destroyed independent movie stores and Blockbuster,leaving the dreaded vending machines at our supermarkets.
I can’t help but think there was some kind of overarching vision at work here that has been successful, given it controls the market (Hulu only has 1 million subscribers) and is now pissing off it’s customers left and right by doing this split.
I’ve read many articles about media forecasting the eventual total control of intellectual property rights by only allowing customers to rent time with a completely virtual product. There will be no borrowing or lending of DVDs(which will kill Indy films that depend on that stuff) come to think of it this will damage films as a whole as so much of why films become popular has to do with sharing.
Putting the icing on the cake was that 3 different DVDs I received,completely without damage otherwise-have exact same artificial looking crack in the middle,destroying the ability to play them. There is also a website showing Netflix employees scratching DVDs .http://blog.moviefone.com/2009/04/03/how-netflix-scratches-up-your-dvds-and-charges-more-for-blu-ray/
Cui bono?
DVDs are a thing of the past. Get over it. I haven’t bought a DVD in about 5. Years now. This the natural progression of things. It’s also the green thing to do.
Well, then they need to get more available on streaming. The vast majority of the stuff I want to watch is only available on disk.
Did you read the article you linked to? It does not say that Netflix employees scratch up DVDs, nor does it show that.
This thread should be locked. It’s ridiculous.
So, how long have you been working for Netflixster?
The name is Qwikster. There might be a company out there by that name but it’s hard to find one since all the Google hits are now about the new Netflix brand.
The article starts with “notice how carefully a gloved Netflix employee is scratching up a DVD” but then goes on to say that was a “bad joke” and in reality it’s the customers who scratch them.
I think that now that the DVD business has been spun off, there is a probability of 1 that all movies on DVD will be available to stream at the same time. It’s all a business contractual issue, the movie studios have always been reticent to adopt new tech. It’s not like Netflix doesn’t want to host new movies. It’s that the studios that own the rights don’t allow them because there is always uncertainty in radically shifting the business model and the payment structure. This is indeed a good development, IMHO, for consumers.
Moved from GQ to IMHO.
Why would Amazon want to buy the battered husk of Netflix? Amazon already has a streaming video service, and it’s free - sort of. If you pay the $80 a year or so for Prime shipping service, the video service is included.
- You assume everyone can afford hi speed Internet. All the college students I know cannot
- You assume that the energy costs for streaming so much data isn’t high. It is.
3.you ignore the part about sharing,lending,borrowing. Can you go to the library and rent a stream? - You ignore the part that word of mouth,buzz created by Sharing done by mavens is often the force behind a under marketed but brilliant film being popular. Putting everything online mean you can no longer share. Even with music,iTunes only allows u to burn a limited amount of copies for friends.
- Wuld you want books to be in the same position?
MASSIVE FAIL ON YOUR PART. YOU WORK FOR NETFLIX I ASSUME?
Netflix has 25 million users. Just how is it a battered husk? Many of those users like the DVD service,the streaming doesn’t have a good selection.
Sorry I will post a better link,that was the incorrect one.
Here is a better link of other people complaining about the same thing:Damaged Discs from Netflix? - customer service | Ask MetaFilter
I will be posting more links
Wait, what? They’re selling to Amazon? Where was this announced?
I don’t see how I fail. I’m just pointing out reality. And I don’t work for Netflix. :rolleyes: and the notion that Netflix would deliberately damage the product they serve to customers is absurd :rolleyes:
Easy there, kiddo. Where exactly does your zeal against Netflix come from? They’re a company that executed a split of their businesses very poorly. You act as if they conspired in 9/11 or something.
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