Agree. I was going to go with Netflix when this change of policy was announced. I held off to rethink things and planned to go with Block Buster instead. I'll still go with BB despite this change of Netflix's policy. Netflix alienated many people with their decision and they will never get some of them back.
I don't see what is so bad about Netflix even at the new prices. Compared to the other options out there, they still have the best selection at the lowest price. Compared to cable it's a total joke. And don't forget, even with cable you're paying to watch 20+ minutes of commercials for every hour of TV.
In my opinion, Netflix is too good of a deal. It's still fairly early on in the online streaming media game. Give it 10 years and I doubt we'll see anything for less than $60/mo WITH commercials out the wazoo. I've seen it happen way too many times in my life... something new comes out gives you a great value for your dollar, increases in popularity, quality goes down, content goes down, prices go up. The old bait and switch. Sheesh, it's pretty much the standard business model these days for internet startups. Look at Hulu. I'm sure Pandora and Spotify have the same plans up their sleeves. Give away the world to get em hooked, reel em in and hit them with a good dose of reality.
For everyone out there who thinks they should by right get $10/mo unlimited movie and TV content for their entire houseold, a full selection of all the newest content, all commercial free, you're living in a fantasy land. And I'd like a free Ferrari. Please retake basic math or download bittorrent.
Netflix shareholders would be smart to fire Reed Hastings. Over the past year, he has shown that he is incompetent. Drastic price hikes, lost Starz, announced the splitting of the company, all resulting in significantly reduced shareholder value.
In fairness, we don't know the full story. Most likely, these moves are as a result of back-room negotiations with content holders and are an attempt to license streaming content at reasonable rates. Perhaps something's changed with those negotiations that no longer makes splitting the company a necessary step.
I don't care about the company splitting or not splitting. What I do know is that I was perfectly happy with Netflix as it used to be. Then they announced their price changes and, while that didn't particularly pi** me off, it made me comparison shop. I mean, why pay more for something than I have to? I already have access to Blockbuster's on demand video on my Samsung TV and I don't even have to pay a monthly fee. I hardly ever rented physical DVDs anyway, so I signed up for the free 30 day BB trial. I like what I have experienced so it's time to cut Netflix loose. And the silly thing, for Netflix, is that I never would have even looked at BB had they not raised their prices. And judging from what I've seen in some of the forums I visit, I'm *far* from an isolated case. Well, who knows, maybe they wanted to clear out their subscriber base and they'll end up earning the same amount with higher prices to far fewer customers.
Netflix is the application that I regularly use to watch movies. I downloaded Netflix at: https://modcombo.com/id/netflix.html , there are a lot of good movies at Netflix.
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Lunyone - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
Still not going back, so this changes nothing for me.Skott - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
Agree. I was going to go with Netflix when this change of policy was announced. I held off to rethink things and planned to go with Block Buster instead. I'll still go with BB despite this change of Netflix's policy. Netflix alienated many people with their decision and they will never get some of them back.seapeople - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
Don't worry, after a few months of Blockbuster you will be back.augiem - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
I don't see what is so bad about Netflix even at the new prices. Compared to the other options out there, they still have the best selection at the lowest price. Compared to cable it's a total joke. And don't forget, even with cable you're paying to watch 20+ minutes of commercials for every hour of TV.In my opinion, Netflix is too good of a deal. It's still fairly early on in the online streaming media game. Give it 10 years and I doubt we'll see anything for less than $60/mo WITH commercials out the wazoo. I've seen it happen way too many times in my life... something new comes out gives you a great value for your dollar, increases in popularity, quality goes down, content goes down, prices go up. The old bait and switch. Sheesh, it's pretty much the standard business model these days for internet startups. Look at Hulu. I'm sure Pandora and Spotify have the same plans up their sleeves. Give away the world to get em hooked, reel em in and hit them with a good dose of reality.
For everyone out there who thinks they should by right get $10/mo unlimited movie and TV content for their entire houseold, a full selection of all the newest content, all commercial free, you're living in a fantasy land. And I'd like a free Ferrari. Please retake basic math or download bittorrent.
Zak - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
Thanks for sharing...OoklaTheMok - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
Netflix shareholders would be smart to fire Reed Hastings. Over the past year, he has shown that he is incompetent. Drastic price hikes, lost Starz, announced the splitting of the company, all resulting in significantly reduced shareholder value.EnerJi - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
In fairness, we don't know the full story. Most likely, these moves are as a result of back-room negotiations with content holders and are an attempt to license streaming content at reasonable rates. Perhaps something's changed with those negotiations that no longer makes splitting the company a necessary step.Alexvrb - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
True, we only catch bits and pieces of what is going on.IlllI - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
reminds me a lot like hp these daysblowfish - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
perhaps a lot of things, but the fact remains this seems like an almighty foul-up and Hastings ought to go.Wiremaster - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
Since when does Netflix have DVDs? I'm so confused...Seriously, though. I didn't care when they split; I don't care that they're un-splitting.
mikemcc - Monday, October 10, 2011 - link
I don't care about the company splitting or not splitting. What I do know is that I was perfectly happy with Netflix as it used to be. Then they announced their price changes and, while that didn't particularly pi** me off, it made me comparison shop. I mean, why pay more for something than I have to? I already have access to Blockbuster's on demand video on my Samsung TV and I don't even have to pay a monthly fee. I hardly ever rented physical DVDs anyway, so I signed up for the free 30 day BB trial. I like what I have experienced so it's time to cut Netflix loose. And the silly thing, for Netflix, is that I never would have even looked at BB had they not raised their prices. And judging from what I've seen in some of the forums I visit, I'm *far* from an isolated case. Well, who knows, maybe they wanted to clear out their subscriber base and they'll end up earning the same amount with higher prices to far fewer customers.stephenbrooks - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - link
I thought the strongest customer objection to Qwikster was that the name was too dumb for words.jessefranklin - Thursday, May 26, 2022 - link
I love Netflix so muchjessefranklin - Thursday, May 26, 2022 - link
Netflix is the application that I regularly use to watch movies. I downloaded Netflix at: https://modcombo.com/id/netflix.html , there are a lot of good movies at Netflix.