Posted by Derek Janssen on 02/11/06 01:45

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... :)

Derek Janssen (ie., not forcibly stuff themselves like bulimic
razorbacks, just because to validate the price)
ejanss@comcast.net

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