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by opendais
4444 days ago
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Hulu -> Ads
Vudu -> Don't you have to pay way more than $7.99 if you watch a few shows/videos a month?
Amazon -> Honestly, not impressed unless they start making it work on all platforms. That said, I think C is always going to be the anchor that drags Netflix down which is why they started generating their own catalog. If they can get up to a HBO quality of selection/service on their current model...with the same level of original programming...who wouldn't pay $120/year for streaming everything HBO has? |
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For me, the appeal of Netflix in the DVD-by-mail era was a large complete-feeling catalog of movies. They have not been able to recreate that experience in the streaming era, which is why they lost me as a customer a couple years back (replaced by a la carte rentals from iTunes, and a great local video store).
They indeed seem to have decided to become another HBO, with "must-watch" original content, but that feels like a very different business, and one that is a lot more difficult to dominate--they will always be one of many channels, instead of being the platform.
IRONIC, SAD EDIT: That great local video store is in trouble ( https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-le-video-a-sf-film-i... )