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People always go up in arms about change of price like this. For a long time, the prices at Netflix mostly stayed the same because they started with DVDs, and l

People always go up in arms about change of price like this. For a long time, the prices at Netflix mostly stayed the same because they started with DVDs, and later added streaming. The streaming catalog wasn't built out enough for them to monetize it with confidence. So what did they do? They gave us a break and let us have free streaming. Now that it's a significant catalog, they want us to pay for the service... which they have to license! And it aint cheap for them to do that. Now that it's doubled, people feel it's outrageous! But it's not because of the value they're receiving, it's because they're conditioned to expect one price and it's now higher. They lost a million subscribers, but Netflix will get those back after people realize they were being idiots. Let me ask you a question, would you rather pay $15 a month for unlimited streaming and DVDs, or $50 to Comcast for basic cable? In my book, $15 is a pretty damn reasonable price.

Stratoscope 15y ago
It's not the change of price that has everyone upset tonight. That already happened. What has people upset tonight is what customers will lose in this change: the convenience of a single website to find interesting movies and TV shows and arrange to view them by whichever delivery means is available.
hdctambien 15y ago
I still have to pay $50 to comcast so I can connect to the internet and stream my netflix.
tomjen3 15y ago
It would be if you could get everything they have on dvd streamed as well. Until that happens, neither of your two offerings are worth considering. Those who are more deviously than me would say that rapidshare.com is the best alternative right now.
nirvdrum 15y ago
They actually have been steadily raising prices. It's been really bad for those getting BRDs -- they've had 3 or 4 price increases. I think this is just the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. We're getting no extra value for the increased price.

Stratoscope 15y ago

It's not the change of price that has everyone upset tonight. That already happened. What has people upset tonight is what customers will lose in this change: the convenience of a single website to find interesting movies and TV shows and arrange to view them by whichever delivery means is available.

hdctambien 15y ago

I still have to pay $50 to comcast so I can connect to the internet and stream my netflix.

tomjen3 15y ago

It would be if you could get everything they have on dvd streamed as well. Until that happens, neither of your two offerings are worth considering. Those who are more deviously than me would say that rapidshare.com is the best alternative right now.

nirvdrum 15y ago

They actually have been steadily raising prices. It's been really bad for those getting BRDs -- they've had 3 or 4 price increases. I think this is just the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. We're getting no extra value for the increased price.