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Netflix WTF?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by CometsWin, Oct 10, 2011.

  1. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Who is running this place? My goodness..


    Monday, October 10, 2011
    DVDs will be staying at netflix.com
    http://blog.netflix.com/2011/10/dvds-will-be-staying-at-netflixcom.html

    It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.

    This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.

    While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes.

    We’re constantly improving our streaming selection. We’ve recently added hundreds of movies from Paramount, Sony, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, MGM and Miramax. Plus, in the last couple of weeks alone, we’ve added over 3,500 TV episodes from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, USA, E!, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Discovery Channel, TLC, SyFy, A&E, History, and PBS.

    We value our members, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get movies & TV shows.

    Thank you.
    -Reed
     
  2. JuanValdez

    JuanValdez Contributing Member

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    I don't know, but he's about to get fired.
     
  3. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Focus groups? Market testing?

    This guy is killing his brand faster than Charlie Sheen.
     
  4. R0ckets03

    R0ckets03 Contributing Member

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    wow...do they not discuss things before making announcements?
     
  5. lue03

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    I bet at this point if we say we want a free upgrade (extra DVD) he will probably sent out another email saying so.

    So at this point what are our demands?
     
  6. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    Sounds like they were going to try something, figured out it wouldn't work, and were good enough to do what their consumers demand.
     
  7. Prince

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    that's what they said when Jobs created the ipad..
     
  8. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost not wrong
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    It's pretty clear Netflix has been hijacked.

    The good news is this suddenly about-face from innovative, customer oriented, fair-priced service provider to greedy, stupid, short-sighted 'service' provider will open up a lot of the market for competition to get off the ground.
     
  9. dachuda86

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    Horrid brand management policies are the result of weak leadership.
     
  10. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Apples and Oranges.
     
  11. SuperBeeKay

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    Amazon should be taking over. When Amazon starts selling 3 months or month subscriptions, they'll dominate the market...
     
  12. Prince

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    who started this movie streaming?
     
  13. ItsMyFault

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    Amazon Prime > Netflix
     
  14. jdh008

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    I will give them credit for being willing to admit that they may have made a mistake and correcting it. There are plenty of individuals out there that would have rolled out Qwikster and stuck with it until it ran its course.
     
  15. juicystream

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    I don't like Prime's selection when I looked, and until they stream through consoles, they are going to be behind.
     
  16. SacTown

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    Can you get amazon prime on a PS3? Until that happens, I'm not switching.
     
  17. UTAllTheWay

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    They just got Star Trek DS9 (easily my favorite ST series) on their instant stream a little over a week ago, so I really don't care what else they do.
     
  18. JuanValdez

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    Did they also say it after Jobs announced, "Nevermind. We won't sell an ipad after all"?

    It's great they were able to own up to their mistakes and all, but these mistakes were so colossally bad that they should have never been made in the first place.
     
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