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Exactly. If anything I'd bet the opposite might be the case. After all, Netflix streaming and Hulu have both been an enabler for a lot of folks to drop their cable subscription altogether(my wife and I have, for one). The only problem is that there are still a few shows we really want to see (like Game Of Thrones) that we can't find a way to legally acquire. Without cable there is no HBO. I bet more and more people a…
HBO on a cable subscription is still 15 - 20 clams. Even if it was available streaming or unbundled, that's still a lot more than the cost of netflix.
Us Netflix users should do everything in our power to show that Netflix reduces piracy. Then, the studios, which own all of the IP, will work out a reasonable deal and we will have a larger streaming library. I don't care if it's true or false, i'm just tired of the MPAA not getting with the program!
I would much rather be honest; and I hope there is accurate, honest, unbiased evidence that can reasonably support the claim.
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When I want to watch a movie, the first place I go to is Netflix Canada, half of what I want is unavailable and it doesn't update very often (at least not this month) so the second place I go to not too hard to figure out.
But you're supposed to wait patiently while the studios' marketing strategy of segmentation plays out. Just like how people in rural areas of the US aren't allowed to form municipal ISPs to get internet service that the big players won't provide to them. There are way too many people behind desks in large companies that develop marketing strategies that don't really take their customers into account, and if their cus…
To me, Netflix streaming is like some alien technology from the future. I live in a rural area with terrible broadband (miniscule monthly cap). However, I have an unlimited data plan for my phone and with a composite video cable I can plug my phone into the television and stream movies from the Netflix app. We've never had cable TV, and with Netlix and iTunes there's no point. Even over 3G, we get surprisingly good v…
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But you're supposed to wait patiently while the studios' marketing strategy of segmentation plays out. Just like how people in rural areas of the US aren't allowed to form municipal ISPs to get internet service that the big players won't provide to them. There are way too many people behind desks in large companies that develop marketing strategies that don't really take their customers into account, and if their cus…
Similar to when big companies violate the GPL. Way too many developers sitting behind desks getting angry when their licensing model gets broken because big companies don't play to the tune of their flute.
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There's really only one answer to that problem: full downloads. I would tolerate a fair amount of DRM for that functionality. I have to compare it to Steam, where streaming a game isn't an option. Steam's convenience simply leaves no reason for complaint.
> There's really only one answer to that problem: full downloads. I hope you're wrong. The real answer should be world-class broadband, instead of the nonsense we're dealing with now. Full downloads are a bandaid but there's no technical reason why streaming can't work perfectly for the people who want it. Telcos are just lazy and have built-in monopolies. In the meantime, what you're describing isn't a bad bandaid,…
I don't think that will happen for years at best, and then only for urban areas. For the bulk of the population, downloads are the only long term solution.
Let's be honest though, there's no real justification in ignoring the option to download. Again I compare to Steam and their model.
The article doesn't actually offer any evidence, apart from the fact that Netflix has doubled its subscribers.