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Posted by PC Medic on 02/12/06 14:23
"Derek Janssen" <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4fadnRyDRf5N3XDeRVn-ug@comcast.com...
> Zodiac wrote:
>>
>>>>READ THE FULL AP Article
>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060210/ap_on_bi_ge/netflix_throttling&printer=1;_ylt=Ajb9rLRcR59idFRUwJVOqqxv24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
>>>
>>>And notice how most of the complainers uncannily fall into the
>>>"B-but...they SAID 'Unlimited rentals'!--WHY can't I rent 20 movies a
>>>month, why, why, why??" lockstep.
>>
>> So the consumer has to figure out what a company means by "unlimited" ?
>> Maybe they mean slightly unlimited.
>
> Maybe they'll either:
> A) remember that the "unlimited" term dates back to the single-rental
> days, or
> B) that it distinguishes from the bare 2-out plan that only gives you four
> movies a month, set.
>
> Much the same theory as when a restaurant advertises "All You Can Eat",
> they assume MOST of their traditional customers will interpret it in the
> *proper* fashion... :)
>
The *proper* interpretation would be ALL YOU CAN EAT, at least for those
that speak *proper* and honest English. If they meant otherwise, they should
advertise it as such.
> Derek Janssen (ie., not forcibly stuff themselves like bulimic razorbacks,
> just because to validate the price)
> ejanss@comcast.net
Or as one of those consumers that is tired of of all the bait-n-switch
advertising that runs rampant in American business these days. Like Rebate
in 4-6 weeks really means 10-12 weeks, Unlimeted bandwidth really means 'at
our discretion', etc, etc.
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