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TLDR: Netflix raises subscription cost 60%. The comments on the post are vicious. They are duplicitous. DVD by mail is not a separate product. It is a worka
by eck 15y ago
TLDR: Netflix raises subscription cost 60%. The comments on the post are vicious.
They are duplicitous. DVD by mail is not a separate product. It is a workaround for the fact that they have failed to license their entire library for streaming. Now they have a perverse incentive to limit their streaming library to encourage people to pay extra for DVD service.
[edit] Now had they just said, "Hollywood is putting the screws to us, we need to raise our prices" I could respect that.
- jonknee 15y agoExcept their costs for DVD services are a lot higher (hence it being more than a $2 add on). Netflix wants everyone to stream, but because they haven't been able to license and not everyone is interested in streaming (bandwidth and viewing location being two obstacles) they will have to keep the DVD side up for quite some time.
- HarbeyLong 15y agoIt's clear Jonkee that you will defend them (multiple times on this page alone). Also your excuses are so pathetic. Enjoy the decrease in subscriptions! I cancelled mine a few months ago because the selection for streaming was pathetic and I have no interest in DVDs. What does any of this announcement do for me? Clarify that I made the right decision to drop Netflix for their horrible streaming selection when I did.
- ericd 15y agoMaybe they didn't want to make their already-hostile business partners (upon whom they depend to stay in business) more hostile by steering the public ire at them.