Netflix - Not bad! Qwikster - uh, never mind...

qwikster is a dumb name, but otherwise i am ok with this. they are pushing new users to the streaming service (which is the way of the future and probably a lot more profitable) by giving it the known brand name.

The amway coincidence is hilar

That said I doubt this will be a partic big deal

It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and streaming and the price changes. That was certainly not our intent, and I offer my sincere apology. Let me explain what we are doing

i'm pretty sure ppl are upset about being charged more for a service that is getting worse instead of better. not a concern about respect + humility

this lame "apology" makes me want to quit netflix more than the price hike

http://silentstephi.com/Misc/shoot-the-hostage.jpg

This is just laughably disingenuous to do this in the form of an "apology." All they're doing is further putting the screws in about having to pay twice.

"And to make up for my poor communication, we're making sure you will no longer be able to conveniently cross-check queues to which in your dvd queue are also streaming. Fuck you very much."

"to SEE which MOVIES in your...."

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Kenneth Kufluk · San Francisco, California
If a film I search for on Netflix is not available for streaming, will the website still tell me if the DVD is available?

Or must I search twice?

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Reed Hastings · Top Commenter · Netflix
ouch. You'd have to search the second place if we didn't have it in the first place.

this actually makes me want to cancel my service more than the dual-fare (which was still not unreasonable imo)... there is no way I am paying for anything named qwikster

New corporate mascot:

http://fabliz.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/quik-bunny1.jpg

Peoples complaining about the Netflix price hike is probably the lowest point of the Entitlement Generation, real talk

Not complaining abt the price hike, now it's just a lesser product they are trying to justify as "innovation"

I meant the grousing that forced this guy to "apologize"

price hike didn't bug me, splitting the physical/streaming biz is straight up garbage tho

this is like marketing 101, don't dilute yr brand

hey let's take a business built on ease-of-use and make it needlessly complex PROFIT

I guess if their ultimate goal is to kill off the DVD side of the house kudos they are off to a flying start

I never used the mail thing, was a price cut for me

I guess if their ultimate goal is to kill off the DVD side of the house kudos they are off to a flying start

seriously! They should have just sent me an e-mail saying "we'd appreciate it if you'd reconsider the necessity of mail DVD rental in your life"

I never rly used the streams afaik

And at the same time, used DVDs are getting cheaper and cheaper to buy.

It was a price cut for me too iirc.

Due to rising transportation costs our prices effective January 1 will be $424.99 per DVD per month. We're so sorry! Thank you for your support of Qwikster!

Putting all their bets on streaming is risky, if ISPs continue throttling or start charging based on GBs/TBs.

nearly every movie ever made is published on DVD

biggest lol in awhile

Any move away from physical media is A++++

physical media forever

physical media forever

― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Monday, September 19, 2011 10:26 AM (46 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

My computer can't play streaming + I can't afford a new one + tons of shit isn't on streaming anyway = I'm OK with this.

Due to rising transportation costs our prices effective January 1 will be $424.99 per DVD per month. We're so sorry! Thank you for your support of Qwikster!

― black metal version of "the boy with the thorn in his side" (Edward III), Monday, September 19, 2011 10:06 AM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark

Thought this was an iatee or dayo post for a second.

In theory I love the idea of streaming, but it rarely works for us. Whenever we stream through the PS3 we spend more time staring at the "loading..." icon than we do watching any actual content. I mean, yeah, sucks to wait for a physical DVD to show up in the mail, but I also prefer to watch movies and shows straight through without forced "loading..." breaks.

Jon OTM

Like, the industry got everyone to transfer over to these $900 HD TVs and now we're supposed to be psyched about watching pixelly choppy internet streams on them? Get the fuck outta here.

I'm a GROWN-ASS MAN, not some toast-eating college kid watching Good Burger on a hot laptop. I got the Netflix blu-ray plan and enough patience to wait A SINGLE DAY for something to show up.

Our streaming works very well most of the time, but there have been occassional issues with image quality.

if they announced "all of our physical catalog is now available streaming" maybe that would be A++++ but that's not what this is

The last time we checked out a DVD, we ended up keeping for about a month out of sheer laziness.

streaming is obviously inevitable. but this feels a bit premature, and weirdly unmotivated. why shit all over people who use the DVD service? im not sure what this accomplishes other than alienating a lot of people with a weird (and terrible) new name on the envelope. I prefer watching on blu ray as well because the quality just isnt there on streaming yet.

getting the sense we're witnessing a corporation self-immolating here. though they'll be fine in the long term im sure. curious what the stock price will do today.

xpost

I used to do this all the time and **PROTIP** when you find yourself doing this, up your netflix plan by ONE. In that extra slot, always cycle something stupid. It's a little more expensive but you'll def get more movie watching done. I'm on the three-DVD system
--something smart
--something stupid
--whatever tv show that my and my girl are watching together

― dave cool, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:33 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

and maybe im an exception, but i dont really know THAT many people who have Netflix right on there TV.

do you eat toast while you watch the something stupid

getting the sense we're witnessing a corporation self-immolating here.

some blockbuster level hubris at work here

Also I love browsing the streaming options on my Netflix PS3 and seeing listed as "NEW ADDITIONS" shit like that awful Flintstones live action thing with John Goodman and like SyFy original movies.

yeah this whole split thing just seems... stupid. like, his whole spiel about "two completely different products"... except that they're not??? comparing it to pizza and coffee is so dumb - it's more like starbucks serving take-out coffee and coffee in a mug.

and this: "And to make up for my poor communication, we're making sure you will no longer be able to conveniently cross-check queues to which in your dvd queue are also streaming. Fuck you very much." ugh so true.

was there really such a huge outrage over the price hike? it didn't bother me at all, since i'm still getting a way better deal than when i use to rent from blockbuster.

I never have an issue w long load times.

I get dvds from my local rental spot if I'm looking for something obscure

whiney was outraged that people were outraged

was there really such a huge outrage over the price hike?

big enough that they had to revise their subscriber numbers down by one million

was there really such a huge outrage over the price hike?

From Thursday:

Internet subscription services provider Netflix, Inc. (NFLX: News ) Thursday backed its earnings and revenue guidance for the third quarter, however, reduced its projections for subscriber numbers by around one million. The company cited increased visibility for the revision, following its strategic step of separating streaming and DVD-by-mail into two distinct services in last July. NFLX shares are currently trading around 15 percent lower in pre-market activity on Nasdaq.

haha xp

physical media forever

― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Monday, September 19, 2011 10:26 AM (46 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― moonshit journey to caca (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, September 19, 2011

Obv I meant "Physical media until I'm dead," you neurasthenic ninny.

I think I'm gonna switch to online-only