Posted on 09/19/2011 5:56:25 AM PDT by Usagi_yo
I like watching the old TV shows. That said, I don’t watch them much. And it ticks me off they have so few new movies.
In July I received their notice of the separation of business and the price increase. I told a friend of mine who has their stock that the company just made a huge mistake and the stock was about to tumble. He didn’t believe me. He thought I was just pouting.
But, I cancelled my membership, it was just priced out of my budget, and have since learned that many others have cancelled theirs. I sure hope my friend sold his stock early.
Why can’t a business raise prices? Why apologize for it? If it costs too many customers - then reverse it. But why look foolish and weak with an apology, and trash your own brand name?
Does netflix have a decent HD selection in streaming yet? Last time I checked it didn’t appear that they had much.
Here is my first impression of the new name:
Quickster => Quickstar => Amway
People who throw away successful branding are insane.
What a terrible idea!
If I want to watch something, I do via streaming if that’s available, and put it on the dvd queue if not.
How is it helping me to make that two separate services, two separate web sites??
Separating the two branches is the first step toward winding down or selling off the old DVD delivery system.
Also, it would allow a bankruptcy in the old branch without it affecting the new branch.
There are too many other streaming only competitors cropping up out there. In order to survive, Netflix has had to make some bold, albeit unpopular decisions.
Fed up with Netflix DVD crap, I dropped that and will retain only the live streaming aspect.
I just dropped the DVD portion of my account - no way in hell I’m maintaining two queues.
This is where they’re screwing up. No one wants to do the same searches twice.
People will drop one account or the other. Sure there will be some who keep both, but, in the end, this will be a net loss for Netflix.
And new sign ups? Who will sign up twice. This is a no win situation, for Netflix and for their customers.
Dumb.. just dumb..
With so many sites streaming movies and TV shows for free, it was going to be hard for Netflix anyway.
>>Why can’t a business raise prices?<<
They can, however if they want to keep customers, they give an explanation and treat their customers with respect. Netflix dropped a bomb on customers that had been loyal for years.
Just as a business can raise prices, a customer can drop the service. Most businesses work to keep those people.
Oh, and this was far from an apology. It was am “explaination” that the CEO gave with a smary smile on his face. It was an announcement of the split. Watch the video. I’m surprised he didn’t have a teleprompter or two.
This looks bad to me too, especially since Amazon now has a service too. I am thinking of the switch if convenience is compromised, considering I get free shipping from anything I buy on Amazon on top of the streaming.
Ditto, same thing here, I too had the 3 DVD plan, no longer, livestream only now.
Or even Qwikflix is better than Qwickster. And if they just had to call it Qwickster, they should’ve spelled it Qwixter.
Indeed. If they had to split them, they should have kept Netflix for the DVD’s and named the streaming business Quickster.......
Double dumb!
Is this one of those “I’m sorry *you* misunderstood me.” sorts of things?
Got to admit, Wife and I enjoy South Korean movies. They have a great sense of humor and they play it in even into serious flicks etc.
Only to all you city folk. Here in the sticks we ain't got broadband and probably won't for the next 10 years or so. Streaming is out of the question for thousands of us. I love my DVD by mail, saves me the 50 mile round trip to the Redbox.
Give the old product a new name and give the new product the old name? What fool thought that was a good idea?
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