Catherine Vincent
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Tue Sep-20-11 10:11 AM
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They had a good thing going but they got too greedy.
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| -Netflix screws up, Again! |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 07:35 AM |
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I thought this was satire at first. Sad. |
dkf |
Sep-19-11 07:36 AM |
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I got it around 5 am as I was going to work... |
Cid_B |
Sep-19-11 11:37 AM |
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Streaming selection is going to get worse, too |
MorningGlow |
Sep-19-11 12:28 PM |
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sounds like Nestle Quick flavored Twizzlers |
eShirl |
Sep-19-11 07:38 AM |
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"Quickster" -- I hate that name. Sounds dated and so un-cool. |
Auggie |
Sep-19-11 07:38 AM |
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Isn't that the gadget that mixes your peanut butter? |
Graybeard |
Sep-19-11 08:03 AM |
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I'll be shocked if Flixter doesn't sue them for name confusion. |
Xithras |
Sep-19-11 11:20 AM |
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NETFLIX.... YOU STINK |
trueblue2007 |
Sep-19-11 11:55 AM |
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Too complicated? |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 11:58 AM |
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Brought to you by the same people who lose their minds when Facebook changes their layout |
NeedleCast |
Sep-19-11 12:44 PM |
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It makes me think of QuikStar, the Amway spin-off. NT |
NickB79 |
Sep-19-11 03:55 PM |
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Honestly---I don't know what the fuss is. |
trumad |
Sep-19-11 07:38 AM |
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Agreed. |
MarianJack |
Sep-19-11 07:48 AM |
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Not everyone can stream video |
spinbaby |
Sep-19-11 09:59 AM |
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I Understand That,... |
MarianJack |
Sep-19-11 11:18 AM |
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Second that. |
Cestode |
Sep-19-11 08:04 AM |
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I agree. Netflix streaming + redbox = everything I want for less than $10-$20 per month. nt. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 09:56 AM |
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Left Netflix when they increased the pricing |
qanda |
Sep-19-11 07:39 AM |
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What are you using as an alternative? n/t |
RKP5637 |
Sep-19-11 08:04 AM |
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Dish Network will be announcing a new streaming service at the end of this month. |
Xithras |
Sep-19-11 11:47 AM |
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Thanks! n/t |
RKP5637 |
Sep-19-11 01:30 PM |
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I did the same thing...it was a terrible business decision and I"m glad they've paid a price for it. |
truebrit71 |
Sep-19-11 08:29 AM |
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If they were losing money what should they have done? |
Logical |
Sep-19-11 11:25 AM |
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They are obviously paying Reed Hastings too much. Also, any money they spent on the name, Quickster |
FSogol |
Sep-19-11 11:44 AM |
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They seem to really be trying to lose customers |
n2doc |
Sep-19-11 07:40 AM |
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I don't understand... |
trumad |
Sep-19-11 07:41 AM |
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My kids have exhausted what they are interested in on streaming |
n2doc |
Sep-19-11 07:49 AM |
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If you do not subscribe to DVD delivery... |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 07:53 AM |
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I do both. I fully understand. I will give it more than a chance. |
CBGLuthier |
Sep-19-11 08:00 AM |
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Some will love - Some will loath the change |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 08:03 AM |
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Same here, we use streaming all of the time. I guess one can go to |
RKP5637 |
Sep-19-11 08:07 AM |
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BTW: there are other alternatives... |
trumad |
Sep-19-11 07:44 AM |
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Ugh. |
MorningGlow |
Sep-19-11 07:40 AM |
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well if amazon buys them out |
newspeak |
Sep-19-11 12:03 PM |
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I don't know that it would be Amazon |
MorningGlow |
Sep-19-11 12:32 PM |
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Makes Blockbuster's boneheaded moves in recent years... |
hlthe2b |
Sep-19-11 07:41 AM |
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Well, NOBODY on this board should be "worshipping" Netflix's CEO anyway. |
Xithras |
Sep-19-11 12:06 PM |
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Oops! That's a deal breaker for me. Adios Netflix! |
Uben |
Sep-19-11 07:43 AM |
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They shall remain... |
SpiralHawk |
Sep-19-11 07:43 AM |
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I changed to streaming only on Saturday. |
ananda |
Sep-19-11 07:50 AM |
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Exactly... |
trumad |
Sep-19-11 07:52 AM |
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Netflix is one corp that... |
lame54 |
Sep-19-11 07:53 AM |
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and they will get hit very hard if USPS drops delivery days. |
CBGLuthier |
Sep-19-11 07:55 AM |
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and your monthly fee for qwikster will shoot through the roof... |
lame54 |
Sep-19-11 07:57 AM |
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and I will lament its passing and move on. |
CBGLuthier |
Sep-19-11 08:01 AM |
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As a postal employee, I have been told more than once that |
Occulus |
Sep-19-11 10:18 AM |
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it would suck if saturdays are lost |
shanti |
Sep-19-11 11:05 AM |
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I know. |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Sep-19-11 11:37 AM |
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This is a very smart move. |
CBGLuthier |
Sep-19-11 07:54 AM |
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Most ISPs are in process of implementing Bandwidth-Caps |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 08:01 AM |
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The new AT&T limits are about 3 hours of HD Netflix per day. |
Xithras |
Sep-19-11 11:07 AM |
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You're right about the quality of Starz stuff. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 09:53 AM |
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Geez, sounds like Netflix's board needs to fire Reed "Bad Idea" Hastings ASAP. |
FSogol |
Sep-19-11 07:56 AM |
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my last 5 DVD rentals were damaged. we just went to stream only. |
NRaleighLiberal |
Sep-19-11 08:01 AM |
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Years ago, Amway spun off one of its business models as |
LibertyLover |
Sep-19-11 08:04 AM |
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I think it was Quickstar... |
trumad |
Sep-19-11 08:08 AM |
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It ain't broke, no damn reason (except more $$$$$) to fix it. |
DCKit |
Sep-19-11 08:15 AM |
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They're aiming to get out of the disc business. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 09:48 AM |
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I'd pay more if they offered new movies in streaming HD... |
DCKit |
Sep-19-11 10:27 AM |
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Great comments by Hastings |
DaveJ |
Sep-19-11 08:17 AM |
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By haiving 2 companies, they can sell off Quickster with no harm to streaming side of business. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Sep-19-11 08:24 AM |
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Ding ding ding ding. Tell her what she's won Johnny! |
Shagbark Hickory |
Sep-19-11 08:32 AM |
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That e-mail was that motivated me to finally go cancel my account |
ET Awful |
Sep-19-11 08:25 AM |
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yeah, i'm done. |
mopinko |
Sep-19-11 08:33 AM |
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Cud they just call it "gangster bankster" now, please? |
sfpcjock |
Sep-19-11 08:36 AM |
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FUNNY how I'm seeing an ad for Netflix at the top of |
David Sky |
Sep-19-11 08:38 AM |
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Can our democracy survive this??? |
Hoosier Daddy |
Sep-19-11 08:41 AM |
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"Amazon Prime" |
Sedona |
Sep-19-11 08:44 AM |
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You must have good bandwidth. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Sep-19-11 09:14 AM |
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Me three! |
sfpcjock |
Sep-19-11 09:25 AM |
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We do streaming only |
supernova |
Sep-19-11 08:46 AM |
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Why do people bitch about this? |
Lucian |
Sep-19-11 09:19 AM |
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I think Netflix is overrated |
Harmony Blue |
Sep-19-11 09:23 AM |
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I used the hell out of their DVD service for years. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 09:31 AM |
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i just finished Mad Men and am so upset b/c |
PCIntern |
Sep-19-11 11:58 AM |
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I felt that way the time I realized |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 12:00 PM |
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I'm sorry, what? |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Sep-19-11 11:35 AM |
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Change frightens some, even inevitable change. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 09:24 AM |
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I'm tired of eating the same lunch! |
William769 |
Sep-19-11 09:50 AM |
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Where else are you going to get unlimited streaming for $8/mo? |
Lucian |
Sep-19-11 10:11 AM |
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Who knows. |
William769 |
Sep-19-11 10:14 AM |
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+1. For the price, Netflix instant is a steal. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 01:23 PM |
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Streaming is a mess for me -- it's constantly stopping to recalculate |
Sal Minella |
Sep-19-11 03:34 PM |
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"...many members felt we lacked respect and humility" |
lady lib |
Sep-19-11 09:21 AM |
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Qwikster sounds too much like "trickster" -- he clearly never took an anthropology course. |
LuckyLib |
Sep-19-11 10:29 AM |
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Not sure why everyone is so pissed. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 09:22 AM |
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Maybe for you... |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 10:11 AM |
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Because they think things should be given to them for free |
WolverineDG |
Sep-19-11 12:58 PM |
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Netflix always intended to be streaming only, they are just making the move to soon |
Motown_Johnny |
Sep-19-11 09:29 AM |
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They aren't making the move too soon. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 09:35 AM |
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No, it won't. |
Xithras |
Sep-19-11 11:31 AM |
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I largely agree. Netflix occupied a sweet spot for several years because the industry didn't |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 11:47 AM |
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This isn't going to be the catalyst for anything |
Motown_Johnny |
Sep-19-11 03:41 PM |
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Those BluRay players are often capable of streaming, however, |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 03:59 PM |
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ask the people you know who have them |
Motown_Johnny |
Sep-19-11 04:06 PM |
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This is my last Month with Netflix. |
William769 |
Sep-19-11 09:37 AM |
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I just went to their site to cancel |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Sep-19-11 09:41 AM |
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Just call them. |
William769 |
Sep-19-11 09:42 AM |
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Confused. Was "QuickFlix" taken?? |
Beartracks |
Sep-19-11 09:50 AM |
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apparently (by an australian company) |
fishwax |
Sep-19-11 11:32 AM |
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How is this a screw up? nt. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 09:59 AM |
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Exactly my reaction. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 10:01 AM |
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This sums it up nicely... |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 10:19 AM |
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That's nonsense. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 10:25 AM |
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And tomorrow it gets added to streaming |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 10:37 AM |
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"The cartoon" referred to the cartoon in your post. |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 10:39 AM |
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Thor is a cartoon and a movie |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 10:44 AM |
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Meh. I'd just get off my a--, drive a few hundred feet to the redbox, and rent it for $1. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 11:40 AM |
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And a competitor gets your business... |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 12:00 PM |
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This move has nothing to do with that. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 12:01 PM |
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But changing the search content, does! |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 12:13 PM |
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I don't think separating the billing is a big hassle because you are required to use a card. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 12:22 PM |
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Not in my town |
marlakay |
Sep-20-11 10:19 AM |
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Good point. nt. |
Hosnon |
Sep-20-11 10:57 AM |
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Or You Could Bookmark the site and set your Firefox to remember your Login |
NeedleCast |
Sep-19-11 01:00 PM |
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From the PS3 instant interface... |
OhioChick |
Sep-19-11 01:52 PM |
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Stock fell (-24.11%) since last week. "Fuck up" more accurately describes. n/t |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-19-11 10:29 AM |
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I highly doubt much - if any - of that drop was caused by merely creating a new website. nt. |
Hosnon |
Sep-19-11 11:42 AM |
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glad i just canceled too |
meow mix |
Sep-19-11 10:20 AM |
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What a fucked up idea... |
OhioChick |
Sep-19-11 10:25 AM |
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They never informed me of the price rise. |
bikebloke |
Sep-19-11 10:38 AM |
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They lost Starz. that's a big hit for them... |
Javaman |
Sep-19-11 10:49 AM |
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Shoulda used Netflix and Netflow...idiots. |
Desertrose |
Sep-19-11 10:54 AM |
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"Netflow." I like that. nt |
Codeine |
Sep-19-11 10:56 AM |
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Shoulda hired Desertrose as marketing consultant |
SpiralHawk |
Sep-19-11 11:13 AM |
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Hee.... |
Desertrose |
Sep-19-11 11:35 AM |
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nice - I like that!! |
dana_b |
Sep-19-11 01:26 PM |
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sooooo stupid!!! |
shanti |
Sep-19-11 10:56 AM |
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How dumb is Reed Hastings? He really misread how people view video. |
Tatiana |
Sep-19-11 11:33 AM |
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i use only DVDs anyway ... i think i watched one program streaming |
Scout |
Sep-19-11 11:38 AM |
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Don't see the big deal. It's still the best deal out there. Needs more streaming content though. nt |
Skip Intro |
Sep-19-11 11:46 AM |
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Qwixter? |
Liberal_in_LA |
Sep-19-11 04:06 PM |
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Great cartoon on the issue: |
kath |
Sep-20-11 12:43 AM |
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+1 - Too Funny n/t |
ChromeFoundry |
Sep-20-11 08:15 AM |
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I don't know why people think there's too little available on streaming |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-20-11 09:53 AM |
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Most people seem interested only in the newest big name films. |
Codeine |
Sep-20-11 10:37 AM |
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I think I'll just stick to drawing, playing guitar, and building things... |
EnviroBat |
Sep-20-11 10:03 AM |
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Greed |
Catherine Vincent |
Sep-20-11 10:11 AM |
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Witness the demise of the DVD |
supernova |
Sep-20-11 10:15 AM |
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You. Are. Wrong. Seriously wrong. Simply put: |
nomb |
Sep-20-11 10:25 AM |
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