Board 8 > Netflix really killed their own business.

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Pretty_Odd 09/20/11 12:13:00 AM #1:	Let's be clear about the Qwikster announcement. They moved forward with moving physical discs to a separate company because of the overwhelming number of subscribers who have moved to streaming only. A year ago, Netflix was a great deal. For 8.99, you get one movie at a time along with a streaming service that has mostly old movies and tv shows. As a bonus it's awesome. You'd have to be a jerk to complain about it. But a couple months back, they say they're splitting the services. 8 bucks each for 1 dvd and streaming. Suddenly, nothing seems like that great of a deal. 8 a month for just a dvd means we've lost all the extras, and all that value has disappeared. I switched to streaming only, like most people. This isn't an indication that physical media is done. This isn't a critique of the postal service. This is us saying that after we've grown accustomed to the value you once provided, backing out on it feels like a huge downgrade, and given the choice of one or the other, most will go with streaming for the simple fact that we can get a hell of a lot more. I was one of the people on Twitter after they doubled the price saying #boycottnetflix. The point was for them to lower the price. Instead they just took a major hit in losing subscribers and now they feel like shipping out dvds is a part of the past, terrified of becoming the next AOL. -- Kiwi <cite>Pretty_Odd posted [p:358637] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Let's be clear about the Qwikster announcement. They moved forward with moving physical discs to a separate company because of the overwhelming number of subscribers who have moved to streaming only. A year ago, Netflix was a great deal. For 8.99, you get one movie at a time along with a streaming service that has mostly old movies and tv shows. As a bonus it's awesome. You'd have to be a jerk to complain about it. But a couple months back, they say they're splitting the services. 8 bucks each for 1 dvd and streaming. Suddenly, nothing seems like that great of a deal. 8 a month for just a dvd means we've lost all the extras, and all that value has disappeared. I switched to streaming only, like most people. This isn't an indication that physical media is done. This isn't a critique of the postal service. This is us saying that after we've grown accustomed to the value you once provided, backing out on it feels like a huge downgrade, and given the choice of one or the other, most will go with streaming for the simple fact that we can get a hell of a lot more. I was one of the people on Twitter after they doubled the price saying #boycottnetflix. The point was for them to lower the price. Instead they just took a major hit in losing subscribers and now they feel like shipping out dvds is a part of the past, terrified of becoming the next AOL. -- Kiwi </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 09/20/11 12:17:00 AM #2:	pff you think that's bad? I've got Canadian Netflix -- http://img.imgcake.com/GuessMyUserName/shokotanzeldafrenzy3um.jpg <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:358638] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> pff you think that's bad?I've got Canadian Netflix -- http://img.imgcake.com/GuessMyUserName/shokotanzeldafrenzy3um.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rad Link 5 09/20/11 12:36:00 AM #3:	All this complaining about Netflix recently just has me glad I never got involved with those shady fellows. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Police http://i56.tinypic.com/2uy0qw2.gif <cite>Rad Link 5 posted [p:358639] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> All this complaining about Netflix recently just has me glad I never got involved with those shady fellows. -- Ace Detective in Sir Chris' Policehttp://i56.tinypic.com/2uy0qw2.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 12:50:00 AM #4:	shipping out dvds IS the past i actually put off subscribing to netflix at all until they had a no-disc option because i didnt want any damn discs -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358640] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> shipping out dvds IS the pasti actually put off subscribing to netflix at all until they had a no-disc option because i didnt want any damn discs -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red13n 09/20/11 12:52:00 AM #5:	Streaming is the way of the future. Its a pretty basic fact that they caught on to. Netflix had a pretty big hand in all but completely killing off store-based rental chains. They dont want the same to happen to them. -- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. <cite>red13n posted [p:358641] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Streaming is the way of the future. Its a pretty basic fact that they caught on to.Netflix had a pretty big hand in all but completely killing off store-based rental chains. They dont want the same to happen to them. -- "First thing that crosses my mind: I didn't get any GameFAQs Karma yesterday." Math Murderer after getting his appendix removed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PartOfYourWorld 09/20/11 12:56:00 AM #6:	If they're set to associate the Netflix name exclusively with streaming, then it stands to reason that they should expand their streaming lineup, right? I mean, it's decent now, but it can be much better. -- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! <cite>PartOfYourWorld posted [p:358642] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> If they're set to associate the Netflix name exclusively with streaming, then it stands to reason that they should expand their streaming lineup, right? I mean, it's decent now, but it can be much better. -- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gifWatch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RevolverSaro 09/20/11 12:57:00 AM #7:	I'm worried about that, Yoblazer. I hear that Netflix and Stars just ended their partnership. A big chunk of the movies on Netflix Streaming were supplied by Stars. -- "Don't freeze up girl, you're looking quite a sight." - Adam Ant. "Baby, can you dig your man? He's a righteous man." - Larry Underwood <cite>RevolverSaro posted [p:358643] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> I'm worried about that, Yoblazer. I hear that Netflix and Stars just ended their partnership. A big chunk of the movies on Netflix Streaming were supplied by Stars. -- "Don't freeze up girl, you're looking quite a sight." - Adam Ant."Baby, can you dig your man? He's a righteous man." - Larry Underwood </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 12:58:00 AM #8:	Yeah the Netflix streaming library right now is at the point where, if you just want something to watch, you could watch nonstop and never run out of stuff you liked. But if you ever are in the mood to watch one specific thing, it disappoints a lot. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358644] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Yeah the Netflix streaming library right now is at the point where, if you just want something to watch, you could watch nonstop and never run out of stuff you liked. But if you ever are in the mood to watch one specific thing, it disappoints a lot. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red sox 777 09/20/11 1:04:00 AM #9:	I think they're panicking a bit over their stock price, which has plummeted by 50% in 2 months (after going up about 1000% over the past 3 years, mind you). -- 90s games > 00s games <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:358645] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> I think they're panicking a bit over their stock price, which has plummeted by 50% in 2 months (after going up about 1000% over the past 3 years, mind you). -- 90s games > 00s games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pretty_Odd 09/20/11 1:43:00 AM #10:	*red13n posted...* Streaming is the way of the future. Its a pretty basic fact that they caught on to. Netflix had a pretty big hand in all but completely killing off store-based rental chains. They dont want the same to happen to them. That's how they want to spin it, but the obvious reality is that they lost a lot of subscribers because of their decision to split the services, and now they gotta play damage control. *Dauntless Hunter posted...* shipping out dvds IS the past i actually put off subscribing to netflix at all until they had a no-disc option because i didnt want any damn discs Oh, aren't you special! Now you can join and get LESS for the same price that used to give us more! You're the big winner! -- Kiwi <cite>Pretty_Odd posted [p:358646] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> red13n posted...Streaming is the way of the future. Its a pretty basic fact that they caught on to.Netflix had a pretty big hand in all but completely killing off store-based rental chains. They dont want the same to happen to them.That's how they want to spin it, but the obvious reality is that they lost a lot of subscribers because of their decision to split the services, and now they gotta play damage control. Dauntless Hunter posted...shipping out dvds IS the pasti actually put off subscribing to netflix at all until they had a no-disc option because i didnt want any damn discsOh, aren't you special! Now you can join and get LESS for the same price that used to give us more! You're the big winner! -- Kiwi </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 09/20/11 1:46:00 AM #11:	It cost Netflix $1 for each DVD rented. It's just not very... profitable. Hopefully by cutting that dead limb they can focus their efforts on the streaming selection. -- For your BlAcK TuRtLe. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:358647] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> It cost Netflix $1 for each DVD rented. It's just not very... profitable. Hopefully by cutting that dead limb they can focus their efforts on the streaming selection. -- For your BlAcK TuRtLe.At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Red Shifter 09/20/11 1:48:00 AM #12:	The ones who really died are the postal industry. -- It's F-Zero. F-ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERO! http://img.imgcake.com/RedShifter/trisisofasscendsjpguv.jpg <cite>Red Shifter posted [p:358648] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> The ones who really died are the postal industry. -- It's F-Zero. F-ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERO!http://img.imgcake.com/RedShifter/trisisofasscendsjpguv.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheRock1525 09/20/11 2:28:00 AM #13:	*Red Shifter posted...* The ones who really died are the postal industry. Hope they don't respond the way the post office typically does. -- TheRock ~ Death By Misadventure, Not Suicide "Would've liked to see that." - Ayuyu on my boner <cite>TheRock1525 posted [p:358649] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Red Shifter posted...The ones who really died are the postal industry.Hope they don't respond the way the post office typically does. -- TheRock ~ Death By Misadventure, Not Suicide "Would've liked to see that." - Ayuyu on my boner </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 2:44:00 AM #14:	From: Pretty_Odd \| #010 Oh, aren't you special! Now you can join and get LESS for the same price that used to give us more! You're the big winner! Nope. Saved a buck. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358650] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: Pretty_Odd \| #010Oh, aren't you special! Now you can join and get LESS for the same price that used to give us more! You're the big winner!Nope. Saved a buck. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FateStayAlbion 09/20/11 3:08:00 AM #16:	Shipping DVDs is just kinda pointless at this point. Why wait 3-4 days to return a DVD and then get a new one when you can just watch it on demand? -- http://i54.tinypic.com/2yziu0o.jpg http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png <cite>FateStayAlbion posted [p:358652] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Shipping DVDs is just kinda pointless at this point. Why wait 3-4 days to return a DVD and then get a new one when you can just watch it on demand? -- http://i54.tinypic.com/2yziu0o.jpghttp://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PartOfYourWorld 09/20/11 3:15:00 AM #17:	From: UltimaterializerX \| #015 Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. Please help me understand this post dude. Are you saying you're not into TV and movies because of the whiny fanboys? -- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! <cite>PartOfYourWorld posted [p:358653] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: UltimaterializerX \| #015Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all.Please help me understand this post dude. Are you saying you're not into TV and movies because of the whiny fanboys? -- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpgWatch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrivateBiscuit1 09/20/11 3:35:00 AM #18:	*UltimaterializerX posted...* Never used Netflix, never will. Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. I thought this was an LMS post. -- Xbox GT: PrivateBiscuit1 Down with Zhang. Let there be Biscuit! <cite>PrivateBiscuit1 posted [p:358654] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> UltimaterializerX posted...Never used Netflix, never will. Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all.I thought this was an LMS post. -- Xbox GT: PrivateBiscuit1Down with Zhang. Let there be Biscuit! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Swifticuffs 09/20/11 3:52:00 AM #19:	From: PartOfYourWorld \| Posted: 9/20/2011 6:15:41 AM \| #017 Please help me understand this post dude. Are you saying you're not into TV and movies because of the whiny fanboys? he's saying he's not into TV. He's saying because he's not into TV he has no reason to whine over nonsense like a ton of people do. This is nonsense, and people are showing how disgustingly spoiled/whiny this society is. -- *~Swift~* <cite>Swifticuffs posted [p:358655] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: PartOfYourWorld \| Posted: 9/20/2011 6:15:41 AM \| #017Please help me understand this post dude. Are you saying you're not into TV and movies because of the whiny fanboys?he's saying he's not into TV. He's saying because he's not into TV he has no reason to whine over nonsense like a ton of people do. This is nonsense, and people are showing how disgustingly spoiled/whiny this society is. -- ~Swift~ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 09/20/11 3:57:00 AM #20:	Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. not being a huge patoot saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense. y -- For your BlAcK TuRtLe. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:358656] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. not being a huge patoot saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense. y -- For your BlAcK TuRtLe.At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SHINE GET 64 09/20/11 4:59:00 AM #21:	never really cared about movies or TV so no need for Netflix all those do is cut into my gaming time! -- http://i.imgur.com/A63VR.gif http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/CaptainRockman.png <cite>SHINE GET 64 posted [p:358657] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> never really cared about movies or TV so no need for Netflixall those do is cut into my gaming time! -- http://i.imgur.com/A63VR.gifhttp://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/CaptainRockman.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 5:00:00 AM #22:	Anyway Netflix streaming is totally worth it because you can watch Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes on there. Such a great show. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358658] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Anyway Netflix streaming is totally worth it because you can watch Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes on there.Such a great show. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZFS 09/20/11 5:34:00 AM #23:	*UltimaterializerX posted...* Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. -- peace comes from within <cite>ZFS posted [p:358659] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> UltimaterializerX posted...Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. -- peace comes from within </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VincentLauw 09/20/11 5:44:00 AM #24:	From: UltimaterializerX \| #015 Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. Not being into [insert any hobby here] saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. You've lost your touch, Ulti -- http://img.imgcake.com/tyler4gifyj.gif <cite>VincentLauw posted [p:358660] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: UltimaterializerX \| #015Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all.Not being into [insert any hobby here] saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all.You've lost your touch, Ulti -- http://img.imgcake.com/tyler4gifyj.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
facepaImer 09/20/11 5:47:00 AM #25:	i feel bad for Ulti -- http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/351/uoty.png <cite>facepaImer posted [p:358661] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> i feel bad for Ulti -- http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/351/uoty.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JaKyL25 09/20/11 6:13:00 AM #27:	I would if I wasn't about to quit my job as a mail carrier. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg <cite>JaKyL25 posted [p:358663] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> I would if I wasn't about to quit my job as a mail carrier. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JaKyL25 09/20/11 6:18:00 AM #29:	Yes -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg <cite>JaKyL25 posted [p:358665] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Yes -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Mana Sword 09/20/11 6:21:00 AM #30:	As long as they beef up their streaming selection, it'll be fine. If they leave it as-is, it'll cause problems. -- i'm dumb as hell holy crap -ExThaNemesis <cite>The Mana Sword posted [p:358666] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> As long as they beef up their streaming selection, it'll be fine. If they leave it as-is, it'll cause problems. -- i'm dumb as hell holy crap -ExThaNemesis </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JaKyL25 09/20/11 6:24:00 AM #32:	Yeah, I just realized after a few years that I don't want to be doing this for the rest of my life (if I even got kept around that long), and if that's the case then there's no need to go through another horrendously crappy holiday season. I'm out the Friday before Thanksgiving. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg <cite>JaKyL25 posted [p:358668] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Yeah, I just realized after a few years that I don't want to be doing this for the rest of my life (if I even got kept around that long), and if that's the case then there's no need to go through another horrendously crappy holiday season. I'm out the Friday before Thanksgiving. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
neonreaper 09/20/11 6:26:00 AM #33:	I dunno, I imagine they are trying to make adjustments to follow the shift in the market, they should be applauded for being one of the few companies doing this. It's now just "a good deal" instead of "a sick deal", so what. I imagine most whiners just think Netflix is bumbling around and being arrogant and greedy, and that's kind of sad. -- Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter? Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards. <cite>neonreaper posted [p:358669] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> I dunno, I imagine they are trying to make adjustments to follow the shift in the market, they should be applauded for being one of the few companies doing this. It's now just "a good deal" instead of "a sick deal", so what. I imagine most whiners just think Netflix is bumbling around and being arrogant and greedy, and that's kind of sad. -- Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter?Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JaKyL25 09/20/11 6:27:00 AM #34:	And dear god, if USPS lost Netflix I swear they'd lose like 50% of non-junk mail. The future is not bright. Netflix, Amazon, and junk mail keep us in business. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg <cite>JaKyL25 posted [p:358670] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> And dear god, if USPS lost Netflix I swear they'd lose like 50% of non-junk mail.The future is not bright. Netflix, Amazon, and junk mail keep us in business. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 6:32:00 AM #36:	I think renaming the DVD service will help people accept them as two separate services with separate fees for each, but losing the Netflix name will probably hurt the disc service which was already fading in popularity. But maybe that's what they want? The disc service has way more overhead, what with mailing the discs out, processing the returns, maintaining an inventory, etc. Maybe they WANT it to go away and this rebranding is a way to make it die on its own, rather than killing it outright which would be bad PR? -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358672] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> I think renaming the DVD service will help people accept them as two separate services with separate fees for each, but losing the Netflix name will probably hurt the disc service which was already fading in popularity. But maybe that's what they want? The disc service has way more overhead, what with mailing the discs out, processing the returns, maintaining an inventory, etc. Maybe they WANT it to go away and this rebranding is a way to make it die on its own, rather than killing it outright which would be bad PR? -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JeffreyRaze 09/20/11 6:32:00 AM #37:	From: UltimaterializerX \| #026 Moths to a flame, with nothing better to do on a Tuesday morning than pretend you all have the ability to troll me. When are you people going to learn that you don't have the ability to get under my skin? It's pretty obvious I could discuss the finer points of farming and you'd still all cry about me 24/7 as if I care, but how does a board filled with such smart people not realize something so basic? You cannot rattle me. At all. It really isn't about trying to "get under your skin" so much as it is laughing at a terrible post like we would at any other terrible post I'm pretty sure. /literallyobsessed -- MMBN style fighting game made by me in the link below! http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/games/184947-b8bn <cite>JeffreyRaze posted [p:358673] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: UltimaterializerX \| #026Moths to a flame, with nothing better to do on a Tuesday morning than pretend you all have the ability to troll me.When are you people going to learn that you don't have the ability to get under my skin? It's pretty obvious I could discuss the finer points of farming and you'd still all cry about me 24/7 as if I care, but how does a board filled with such smart people not realize something so basic? You cannot rattle me. At all.It really isn't about trying to "get under your skin" so much as it is laughing at a terrible post like we would at any other terrible post I'm pretty sure. /literallyobsessed -- MMBN style fighting game made by me in the link below!http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/games/184947-b8bn </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JaKyL25 09/20/11 6:35:00 AM #38:	1.) Quit job at USPS 2.) ???? 3.) Profit That's pretty much it. But the reason I'm not leaving ASAP is that I'm building up enough of a savings so that I don't NEED to have a job for at least 4 months. I plan to just sit around and casually look for stuff that interests me over the holidays with absolutely no pressure, and then in 2012 start buckling down and seriously weighing my options. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg <cite>JaKyL25 posted [p:358674] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> 1.) Quit job at USPS2.) ????3.) ProfitThat's pretty much it.But the reason I'm not leaving ASAP is that I'm building up enough of a savings so that I don't NEED to have a job for at least 4 months. I plan to just sit around and casually look for stuff that interests me over the holidays with absolutely no pressure, and then in 2012 start buckling down and seriously weighing my options. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 6:40:00 AM #39:	From: JaKyL25 \| #034 Netflix, Amazon, and junk mail keep us in business. That's DIRECT MARKETING to you, buddy. Show some respect. Edit: I don't mean show respect to ME though. When I worked in the direct marketing business, I was at a company whose main service was converting postal mailing lists to email lists, so marketers could stop using the postal service. So actually I was actively working to take that segment of mail away from you. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358675] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: JaKyL25 \| #034Netflix, Amazon, and junk mail keep us in business.That's DIRECT MARKETING to you, buddy.Show some respect.Edit: I don't mean show respect to ME though. When I worked in the direct marketing business, I was at a company whose main service was converting postal mailing lists to email lists, so marketers could stop using the postal service. So actually I was actively working to take that segment of mail away from you. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 6:40:00 AM #40:	From: OInsaneOne32 \| #040 So you withheld from purchasing a service of Discs+Streaming for $9, but decided that just Streaming for $9 was a better value? Just streaming for $8 thank you. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358676] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: OInsaneOne32 \| #040So you withheld from purchasing a service of Discs+Streaming for $9, but decided that just Streaming for $9 was a better value?Just streaming for $8 thank you. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JaKyL25 09/20/11 6:41:00 AM #41:	*Dauntless Hunter posted...* From: JaKyL25 \| #034 Netflix, Amazon, and junk mail keep us in business. That's DIRECT MARKETING to you, buddy. Show some respect. Edit: I don't mean show respect to ME though. When I worked in the direct marketing business, I was at a company whose main service was converting postal mailing lists to email lists, so marketers could stop using the postal service. So actually I was actively working to take that segment of mail away from you. How do you guys get those lists anyway? Do we sell them to you or something, or are they a matter of public record somewhere, or what? I've always wondered why some "direct marketing" goes to each and every house and some doesn't. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg <cite>JaKyL25 posted [p:358677] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> Dauntless Hunter posted...From: JaKyL25 \| #034Netflix, Amazon, and junk mail keep us in business.That's DIRECT MARKETING to you, buddy.Show some respect.Edit: I don't mean show respect to ME though. When I worked in the direct marketing business, I was at a company whose main service was converting postal mailing lists to email lists, so marketers could stop using the postal service. So actually I was actively working to take that segment of mail away from you.How do you guys get those lists anyway? Do we sell them to you or something, or are they a matter of public record somewhere, or what?I've always wondered why some "direct marketing" goes to each and every house and some doesn't. -- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.http://img.imgcake.com/Icon/Punkjpguh.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OInsaneOne32 09/20/11 6:45:00 AM #42:	From: Dauntless Hunter \| #005 shipping out dvds IS the past i actually put off subscribing to netflix at all until they had a no-disc option because i didnt want any damn discs So you withheld from purchasing a service of Discs+Streaming for $9, but decided that just Streaming for $9 was a better value? -- Lives in the Future <cite>OInsaneOne32 posted [p:358678] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: Dauntless Hunter \| #005shipping out dvds IS the pasti actually put off subscribing to netflix at all until they had a no-disc option because i didnt want any damn discsSo you withheld from purchasing a service of Discs+Streaming for $9, but decided that just Streaming for $9 was a better value? -- Lives in the Future </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
muddersmilk 09/20/11 6:52:00 AM #43:	This topic is now about how "direct marketing" works. Because that is more interesting. -- (Maniac64 at work) [Browncoat] ~Board 570901~ All the proteins, vitamins, and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15% alcohol. <cite>muddersmilk posted [p:358679] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> This topic is now about how "direct marketing" works. Because that is more interesting. -- (Maniac64 at work) [Browncoat] ~Board 570901~All the proteins, vitamins, and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15% alcohol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dauntless Hunter 09/20/11 7:02:00 AM #45:	From: JaKyL25 \| #042 How do you guys get those lists anyway? Do we sell them to you or something, or are they a matter of public record somewhere, or what? I've always wondered why some "direct marketing" goes to each and every house and some doesn't. I think USPS gives those out, at least in a way. We got updated address-validation data & software every month, but that came from another software company. I believe they used data released by USPS to build their software. The way it worked, at least at a basic level as far as I understand, was that it had every street in the country, and a format and range of valid house numbers for those streets. Like if you were looking at Park Ave in New York, it might have the addresses valid from 10 through 950 (or whatever it is, I just made those numbers up). So if you checked if 379 Park Ave was a valid address, it would tell you it was because it was within the accepted range. There might be some streets where a number gets skipped, like there's a #13 next to a #17 with no #15 in between, which would turn up as valid even though there was no physical building, but my guess is that most companies find it cheaper to just mail those out anyway rather than trying to track them down. Maybe they keep track of their own list of ones to skip if they get undeliverable mail returned to them? Or maybe they just keep sending it out. Then there's another service, I think it was called DPV (Delivery Point Verification) which I think actually had a list of every deliverable address in the country. It used to be extra but around two years ago it became mandatory for all presorted bulk rate mail. This one could tell you if an address really existed besides just whether it was in the valid range. I'm not sure if it dealt with apartment numbers or not, but I think it may have. Armed with this data, it would be pretty trivial to generate a list of all addresses even if you couldn't just get it straight out of the software's data files which you probably could. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! <cite>Dauntless Hunter posted [p:358681] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: JaKyL25 \| #042How do you guys get those lists anyway? Do we sell them to you or something, or are they a matter of public record somewhere, or what?I've always wondered why some "direct marketing" goes to each and every house and some doesn't.I think USPS gives those out, at least in a way. We got updated address-validation data & software every month, but that came from another software company. I believe they used data released by USPS to build their software. The way it worked, at least at a basic level as far as I understand, was that it had every street in the country, and a format and range of valid house numbers for those streets. Like if you were looking at Park Ave in New York, it might have the addresses valid from 10 through 950 (or whatever it is, I just made those numbers up). So if you checked if 379 Park Ave was a valid address, it would tell you it was because it was within the accepted range. There might be some streets where a number gets skipped, like there's a #13 next to a #17 with no #15 in between, which would turn up as valid even though there was no physical building, but my guess is that most companies find it cheaper to just mail those out anyway rather than trying to track them down. Maybe they keep track of their own list of ones to skip if they get undeliverable mail returned to them? Or maybe they just keep sending it out.Then there's another service, I think it was called DPV (Delivery Point Verification) which I think actually had a list of every deliverable address in the country. It used to be extra but around two years ago it became mandatory for all presorted bulk rate mail. This one could tell you if an address really existed besides just whether it was in the valid range. I'm not sure if it dealt with apartment numbers or not, but I think it may have.Armed with this data, it would be pretty trivial to generate a list of all addresses even if you couldn't just get it straight out of the software's data files which you probably could. -- Black Turtle spilled my diet soda! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
charmander6000 09/20/11 7:54:00 AM #46:	It's an absolute fact that people who get way too into television and social media and technology and etc are dumber than those who don't. Arguing otherwise is akin to saying 2 + 2 = 17. While an interesting point, it has nothing to do what you initially said or what he said -- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Black Turtle for winning the guru contest. <cite>charmander6000 posted [p:358682] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> It's an absolute fact that people who get way too into television and social media and technology and etc are dumber than those who don't. Arguing otherwise is akin to saying 2 + 2 = 17.While an interesting point, it has nothing to do what you initially said or what he said -- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xlsCongratulations to Black Turtle for winning the guru contest. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKoolAidShoto 09/20/11 7:57:00 AM #47:	It was really inevitable at this point. They were at the mercy of third parties and their contracts, something they have no real control over. -- http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/NathanDrake90.png <cite>TheKoolAidShoto posted [p:358683] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> It was really inevitable at this point. They were at the mercy of third parties and their contracts, something they have no real control over. -- http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/NathanDrake90.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3DSRage 09/20/11 8:33:00 AM #48:	I'm with Ulti. And hey - I am sure all of you people complaining about netflix would love to go back to $5 rentals for one movie. <cite>3DSRage posted [p:358684] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> I'm with Ulti. And hey - I am sure all of you people complaining about netflix would love to go back to $5 rentals for one movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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the icon ownz all 09/20/11 8:42:00 AM #50:	From: UltimaterializerX \| #015 Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all. Motion controls are ruining the industry. -- ICON: FUN FUN FUN FUN <cite>the icon ownz all posted [p:358686] in Netflix re... [t:60381158]...</cite> <quote> From: UltimaterializerX \| #015Not being into TV or movies saves me from whining over superfluous nonsense yet again. It's funny when people cry about what amounts to nothing at all.Motion controls are ruining the industry. -- ICON:FUN FUN FUN FUN </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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