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by ams6110
5389 days ago
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I am a Netflix customer. I don't care what they do with their DVD collection. The only reason I occasionally ordered a DVD is because it was available in my subscription. Since the split, I've canceled my DVD service. I hate DVDs. I don't want to wait for them, I don't want to handle them, I don't want to remember to mail them back. To me the split has zero impact on my perception of the value of the streaming service. I looked at Amazon about 6 months ago, and there was no content of interest there that was not also on Netflix. |
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I had previously thought that if I ever did want to order a DVD again (for something not available on streaming), I could just reinstate the DVD service and order it. Now, it appears, I would have to sign up with a totally different system to get the DVDs. I'm probably not going to bother doing that.
I am baffled as to why they would split the DVDs into a different business altogether. It's a different product, sure, but need it be a whole separate business? I trust it makes sense internally to Netflix, and I presume it is projected to be more profitable. And if so, then I can hardly blame them for doing it. But as a user, I don't get it.