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The only thing that can save Netflix now is if they build a great way for people to rent videos by downloading them. It can be a software or a hardware solution
by waleedka 19y ago
The only thing that can save Netflix now is if they build a great way for people to rent videos by downloading them. It can be a software or a hardware solution. They were pioneers in their field when they started, and they need to be pioneers again now to survive.
- far33d 19y agoBlockbuster is a dinosaur. Big, ugly, moves slow. Look how many years it took them to copy the netflix model. Netflix can still move faster. They need to add value beyond the movies themselves, and also give something more convenient (digital delivery) than even a blockbuster store. They can give better recommendations, have films blockbuster won't carry, etc. But if they are going to compete on price only, they're screwed.
- simpleenigma 19y agoI completely agree, they do need to get that pioneering spirit back into the product line. Although I think the movie studios are a bigger hurdle to digital delivery then almost any company can overcome. The sheer amount of DRM that they will need to place into any product they create will make it nearly useless and no one will make any money off of it because no one will want to use it. So here is a good question: How do you solve the DRM vs consumer rights problem while still making money and not getting sued out of existence? If Netflix answered this one question they would be more then relevant again.
- ordersup 19y agoaren't they going to offer downloads soon? i could have sworn i read something about that officially from them...