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Posted by Sam Rouse on 02/11/06 22:30
In article <1139693140.731896.286630@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"wunnuy" <wunnuy@netzero.net> wrote:
> Sam Rouse wrote:
> > In article <43edf93c.2491703@news-server.houston.rr.com>, spam@uce.gov
> > (Bob)
> >>
> > NF wants to make a profit, which they didn't for the first several years of
> > their existence, as they built customer base and infrastructure. 13 discs
> > per
> > month for $17.99 is still a good deal, even if you don't count the size of
> > the
> > library and curbside service. What I see here is a handful of folks who,
> > for
> > whatever reason, have the time and desire to get more DVDs than the
> > majority of
> > NF customers want. Most folks simply don't have the time to watch more
> > than
> > that, or the desire to build a giant library of ripped copies that they'll
> > never
> > watch more than once, anyway. So, my prediction is that throttling won't
> > stop
> > (or perhaps a limit will be imposed, but I hope not), advertising will
> > change,
> > Netflix will continue to be successful, and a small percentage of folks
> > will
> > continue to whine.
> >
>
> No one will "whine" if Netflix changes their advertising. If they say
> "get as many as you want unless you get too many, we'll hold them back
> a couple days" no one will whine because if that's what they do.
Isn't that what it says in their terms of use?
I don't think "unlimited" is even an unreasonable claim, esp. as clarifed on
their website under terms of use. For my purposes, it _is_ unlimited - I get
all the flicks that I have the time and inclination to watch, and any individual
disc can be kept as long as I want without late fees. Nearly all shipments are
one day each way. I expect the same is true for the vast majority of NF
subscribers, as adjusted by choice of plan and charged accordingly.
I think you have an unreasonable expectation of what "unlimited" means. It
should be obvious that there is a limit, and that 3-out "unlimited" isn't going
to be the same as 9-out "unlimited." Why don't you go after the car companies
whose ads feature their vehicles driving underwater, or up vertical rock faces?
> I'm
> sick of people who stick up for Netflix's false advertising by WHINING
> that people who complain about it should just be happy with what they
> get. That's not the point. The point is, Netflix claims one thing and
> does the opposite. If they make "Throttling" part of their advertising,
> then no one will "whine" (except for you I think).
Well, if your little crusade results in a fixed monthly limit being applied, I
will have something to whine about on the rare weeks when I have the time and
desire to watch 7 movies in 7 days. As it stands now, when that happens, I
still get my more typical 3 per week for the rest of the month, with one-day
shipping.
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