"(Then again, I think the error message "we've only got 30 copies of this movie, and they're all currently in use" would probably annoy the heck out of me.)"
If your local library supports ebooks, you will see that error message if you wish to checkout a popular book. I got tired of it and just don't checkout anything from ebook libraries anymore.
I'm not a subscriber since I spend too much on entertainment already (i.e., cable TV), so take my comments with a grain of salt.
If I could have convinced my wife to drop cable TV, I would have sign up for the DVD plus streaming service. But there's just not enough available on streaming to make the new price worthwhile. We used to be hopeful and check the streaming listings on my Apple TV when my son visited since he has a membership. I don't recall ever finding anything on Netflix streaming that we weren't willing to wait for the DVD.
Anyway, it's not just Hollywood that wants to kill Netflix. Between the price increase and this latest Qwikster boneheaded move (http://news.yahoo.com/netflix-separates-dvd-streaming-businesses-122052917.html), management is doing their best to kill it as well.
We leach off my son's Netflix subscription via DVDs and streaming on an Apple TV. I rarely find anything worth streaming. I also have FiOS and iTunes on Apple TV. Though also limited, if I stream a movie, it's rarely Netflix. Plus it's not portable. I can't watch a Netflix movie on the airplane.
If this is a move to encourage streaming, Netflix has made a huge miscalculation. If this were my subscription, I'd drop the streaming and stick with the DVDs. Perhaps I'm not their target market.
I can't see any reason why an ISP should not be allowed to throttle, traffic shape, and otherwise manage their network. What annoys me is "up to" advertising, lack of candor telling their customers and prospective customers what they're doing and lack of broadband competition.
If you could choose between several providers, you could give your business to those whose service and policies you like.
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"(Then again, I think the error message "we've only got 30 copies of this movie, and they're all currently in use" would probably annoy the heck out of me.)"
If your local library supports ebooks, you will see that error message if you wish to checkout a popular book. I got tired of it and just don't checkout anything from ebook libraries anymore.
Thousands of DVD players with a robotic loader in a central office (think Areo) is likely not cost effective.
Sadly, anti-trust has never been about consumers
Read the history of anti-trust activity. It's always been about one or more companies using government power to take down their competitors.
Management *and* Hollywood are killing Netflix
I'm not a subscriber since I spend too much on entertainment already (i.e., cable TV), so take my comments with a grain of salt.
If I could have convinced my wife to drop cable TV, I would have sign up for the DVD plus streaming service. But there's just not enough available on streaming to make the new price worthwhile. We used to be hopeful and check the streaming listings on my Apple TV when my son visited since he has a membership. I don't recall ever finding anything on Netflix streaming that we weren't willing to wait for the DVD.
Anyway, it's not just Hollywood that wants to kill Netflix. Between the price increase and this latest Qwikster boneheaded move (http://news.yahoo.com/netflix-separates-dvd-streaming-businesses-122052917.html), management is doing their best to kill it as well.
+1 for streaming sucks
We leach off my son's Netflix subscription via DVDs and streaming on an Apple TV. I rarely find anything worth streaming. I also have FiOS and iTunes on Apple TV. Though also limited, if I stream a movie, it's rarely Netflix. Plus it's not portable. I can't watch a Netflix movie on the airplane.
If this is a move to encourage streaming, Netflix has made a huge miscalculation. If this were my subscription, I'd drop the streaming and stick with the DVDs. Perhaps I'm not their target market.
Infinite material
Grand prize goes to Simon for noticing that marital sex is killing the brothel industry. But there's an infinite supply:
We already know that libraries are the biggest copyright infringers and are killing the publishing business.
Camcorders are killing the movie industry.
Toothpaste is killing the dental industry.
Apples are killing the doctor industry.
Homes are killing the hotel industry.
Going to work is killing the welfare and government dependency industry.
The humor in this column is killing the comic industry (or not).
Truth in advertising and lack of competion is the real problem
I can't see any reason why an ISP should not be allowed to throttle, traffic shape, and otherwise manage their network. What annoys me is "up to" advertising, lack of candor telling their customers and prospective customers what they're doing and lack of broadband competition.
If you could choose between several providers, you could give your business to those whose service and policies you like.