They let the dvd-by-mail service degrade and die from neglect. Turn around time got longer and longer. Discs were regularly scratched and unplayable. But it was

They let the dvd-by-mail service degrade and die from neglect. Turn around time got longer and longer. Discs were regularly scratched and unplayable. But it was great while it lasted. The reason the streaming selection is worse is simple: content licenses. Netflix didn't need permission from studios to mail discs. They do for streaming. Netflix has made themselves dependent on their biggest competitors for content. The moment they switched to streaming, their death warrant was signed. They have been living on borrowed time while the big studios ramp up their own streaming service.