Their streaming offer blows for "mainstream", popular content. And.... many items I had queued in the instant/streaming queue -- and not just "big ticket" item

Their streaming offer blows for "mainstream", popular content. And.... many items I had queued in the instant/streaming queue -- and not just "big ticket" items -- have been becoming unavailable. I find this ironic, in that just a year or two ago their emphasis was on streaming, to the point of attempting to spin off the disc-based segment into a separately named/branded company. If they hadn't kept the discs, my (uninformed, and somewhat pissed off) bet is that the "Netflix" brand would be close to if not contracting, at this point. It sucks to be the middleman, when either end can find a way around you. (In this case, primarily the content owners, in various fashions.)