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Holy crap - title and header = hilarity. Laughing pretty hard right now.
In what sense did they think this was actually going to work? If anything, they pissed off even MORE people by pulling that Qwikster shit.
In what sense did they think this was actually going to work? If anything, they pissed off even MORE people by pulling that Qwikster shit.
@StarBelliedBoy: You ended your disc service because they changed the name from Netflix to Qwikster? That... doesn't really make sense.
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I wasn't too keen on having to manage queues on two different websites that used to be conveniently located on one. I was already sour over them raising rates, this was just the last nail in my disc service.
I wasn't too keen on having to manage queues on two different websites that used to be conveniently located on one. I was already sour over them raising rates, this was just the last nail in my disc service.
Didn't tons of people cancel their Netflix subscriptions? Perhaps that's more noteworthy than what you saw on Twitter one day...
I don't claim to have been paying much attention to this, but if they were trying to extract more money from customers on a monthly basis, well, they shouldn't be surprised people got angry.
However, the fact that they listened to their customers and reacted decisively says a lot about Netflix as company and their management teams. So I guess kudos to them in that regard.
However, the fact that they listened to their customers and reacted decisively says a lot about Netflix as company and their management teams. So I guess kudos to them in that regard.
The only good thing about this is that games and movies will come in the packaging my old mail man stole so many of my gameflys but was not interested in netflixs
Also not only is the blockbuster commercial pathetic but their service is tooooo. Signed up for a free trial couldn't get any game newer that like mid 2010 because they where all shipped out also a 4month wait on anything new.
I was plannin on canceling netflix all together but now I'm confused I want games and instant stream, I can stream/download anythin from the internet free so gamefly is sounding good again inless netflix is cheaper.
Also not only is the blockbuster commercial pathetic but their service is tooooo. Signed up for a free trial couldn't get any game newer that like mid 2010 because they where all shipped out also a 4month wait on anything new.
I was plannin on canceling netflix all together but now I'm confused I want games and instant stream, I can stream/download anythin from the internet free so gamefly is sounding good again inless netflix is cheaper.
I think the real problem with this whole thing is that people are still shopping at Blockbuster. With Gamefly, Netflix, and Redbox out there, plus convenient stores on every corner to sell all the junkfood you need, why do people still go there?
Is it pity? I just can't figure it out. This travesty needs to end.
Is it pity? I just can't figure it out. This travesty needs to end.
"We underestimated the appeal of the single web site and a single service,"
How could this not be obvious? As a customer I am worried that Netflix is run by idiots. At least I'm not a shareholder...
How could this not be obvious? As a customer I am worried that Netflix is run by idiots. At least I'm not a shareholder...
I for one, and seriously upset and distraught by these types of first world problems... the audacity that a company would want to split its two services into two websites is outrageous. I will not stand for this brutal violation of my convenience rights!
damage done....ended my disc service after having it for almost 8-9 years.
Hello REDBOX & BLOCKBUSTER EXPRESS!! If Netflix is able to match GAMEFLY (which I doubt in a short period of time) I would reconsider adding the service again as Gamefly is a little pricey.
Hello REDBOX & BLOCKBUSTER EXPRESS!! If Netflix is able to match GAMEFLY (which I doubt in a short period of time) I would reconsider adding the service again as Gamefly is a little pricey.
When Netflix came out, Blockbuster was $30+ a share. Now, they're less than 20 cents a share. Yes, cents.
I am with star bellied boy. I was already pisse about the price increase... When they said I would have to manage two different queues I bailed.
This is why I, and Forbes, think that Netflix is one of the best companies out there. They always impress me with their business acumen and aren't afraid to say, "Woops, that was a bad idea; we'll go try something else." Some other company would've kept steaming along with that Qwikster idea regardless of feedback, they just quickly scrapped and merged it. Heh, I remember getting that e-mail from the CEO explaining why they increased their rates a little bit; I thought that a) it made sense (they want to afford aquiring newer, bigger tv shows and movies for streaming earlier) and b) it was nice to let me know.
a) it made sense (they want to afford aquiring newer, bigger tv shows and movies for streaming earlier) and b) it was nice to let me know. " Yes and yes.
So they were rumored to be trying to kill their disc service, then they raise prices to increase streaming profitability. Outcry ensues, so they pretend to make a new company right after, and let the blame shift to that. Then they reverse their "bad idea", but keep the higher prices and wind up smelling like roses. Yeah I don't buy that Qwikster was ever more than song and dance.
+1 for listening, but -5 for being so unaware of how people use their service. If they fundamentally misunderstood their userbase that much....
Still that explains some other crazy changes.
Still that explains some other crazy changes.
I still went to Blockbuster every once in a while until maybe 6 months ago. I went because I hoped maybe they would have a game I wanted available for rent so I could get it immediately instead of waiting a week to get some game in my Q. But, of course, they didn't. Sometimes there wasn't even a space for it. I would think that Blockbuster could at least keep some kind of business going if they put a bit more emphasis on stocking games. I would definitely be in there if I didn't want to wait for something like I have to with Gamefly. Problem is Blockbuster just never has anything.
Not me. 17 dollars a month is nothing. Being I have a job and it's a once a month thing for the amount of movies and shows I watch, who cares? Honestly, people are making this price bump to be a bigger deal than it is. Look at all the great shows and movies they have added in teh past two months? I have no problems, and now games as well. Sign me up for that.
You know, when I can write up a long thing stating how they could do this without changing names or spending a ridiculous amount of money educating (and re-educating) people about their plan, you KNOW somethings got to be wrong with it.
Theres still no reason they can't make separate divisions of the company under the the umbrella of same name, on the same site, and divide the axis of power between streaming and disc and lighten the overall load on the greater whole -which was, how I read it, the entire point of the fracture in the first place. All they'll need to do is dive home that they have (and have had for a while) plans just for streaming and just for disc. If they can't figure that out maybe we'll have to rethink how much sense the guys at Netflix really have.
Theres still no reason they can't make separate divisions of the company under the the umbrella of same name, on the same site, and divide the axis of power between streaming and disc and lighten the overall load on the greater whole -which was, how I read it, the entire point of the fracture in the first place. All they'll need to do is dive home that they have (and have had for a while) plans just for streaming and just for disc. If they can't figure that out maybe we'll have to rethink how much sense the guys at Netflix really have.
I agree with BoomingEchoes, they could have made the Quikster name work if they just kept it on the same website as Netflix streaming. Splitting it into two sites was the real bonehead move, the name change was just sort of an odd choice. That being said, I'm happy it's all under one name and one website again.
I think Jim was on to what this REALLY was. Qwikster is actually the lost sequel to Sparkster; they had to lose the name because Konami still has a trademark on it. Oddly enough, Qwikster was never published, because the title character (and his game) was a Sonic the Hedgehog ripoff. So it was a ripoff of a ripoff.
Does anyone think Netflix will eventually do digital downloads (or something similar) for games?
I have Netflix streaming and love it and I would love to rent games from them as well, but for some reason I don't like the idea of mailing discs back and forth. If I can have my content available whenever I want it without having to wait days for the mail, then it'd be perfect.
I have Netflix streaming and love it and I would love to rent games from them as well, but for some reason I don't like the idea of mailing discs back and forth. If I can have my content available whenever I want it without having to wait days for the mail, then it'd be perfect.
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