Netflix responds to change in their concurrent video streaming policy
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article published on 7 September, 2011
Earlier today, there was considerable outrage when Netflix began enforcing their policy on concurrent video streams, months after changing their ToS, making it impossible for multiple users to stream movies or TV shows at the same time if they are using the same account.
While the move would of course cut down on groups of people pooling together to use one account, there was outrage ... [ read the full article ]
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xaznboitx
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8. September 2011 @ 02:22 |
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so we have to pay more to stream onto another device if we want to watch videos at the same time?
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. September 2011 @ 03:19 |
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This is probably in response to all of the people who cut off their 3-disks-at-a-time plan, kept streaming, and started getting disks from blockbuster.
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carolhall
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8. September 2011 @ 07:23 |
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Well, truth be told this is not a totally new Netflix "rule". They just didn't bother to enforce it till now, at least as far as I know.
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ronhondo
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8. September 2011 @ 12:23 |
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I reduced my Netflix servise to streaming only and will dump them when another company comes along even if the service is not as good. NETFLIX SUCKS .. The CEO should be fired.
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9. September 2011 @ 08:13 |
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Netflix's streaming library is too small.
I could never find anything worth watching.
I'll come back in a few years if they fix that.
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8686
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9. September 2011 @ 09:25 |
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Yeah, their streamin library is garbage. This rule makes sense but man, it comes at a hard time. Most people are still pissed at the previous change. Rent from Blockbuster? What's Blockbuster? In Long Island, NY they have all but vanished. good thing there is Redbox and my local library for the oldies.
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noypi2
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9. September 2011 @ 10:25 |
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STILL WAITING FOR OTHER COMPANY TO OFFER STREAMING AND DVD. THEN OF COURSE I WILL DUMP NETFLIX TOO.
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Virgil_B
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9. September 2011 @ 11:06 |
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I dropped Netflix when the upped my bill by 60% and, to my astonishment, I discovered that life goes on.
Someone in Netflix is making some bad business decisions that is affecting their revenue stream. If it continues I can see them losing more and more customers.
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9. September 2011 @ 13:26 |
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Originally posted by 8686: Yeah, their streamin library is garbage. This rule makes sense but man, it comes at a hard time. Most people are still pissed at the previous change. Rent from Blockbuster? What's Blockbuster? In Long Island, NY they have all but vanished. good thing there is Redbox and my local library for the oldies.
Killer is smoke?n something as Blockbuster went bankrupt and do not exist anymore. Netflix bought out a bunch of their vending machines and all of the mortar sites around me are vacant.
It would be good for people to quit Netflix for a short term at least just to send a message that we are not going to put up with the new nonsense.
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hastypete
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9. September 2011 @ 14:40 |
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They have "The IT Crowd" on netflix. Watch that and stop complaining about Netflix.
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six60six
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9. September 2011 @ 17:58 |
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it appears the amount of devices depends on the amount of discs out at a time you have. unlimited streaming, unlimited streaming +1 disc, or limited streaming is 1 device. unlimited streaming + 2 discs, is 2 devices. unlimited streaming + 3 discs is 3 devices, etc.
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pharaoh127
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11. September 2011 @ 21:43 |
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The Department of Justice filed to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile because less competition would cause price increases. Netflix, during a RECESSION!!!!! institutes a 60 PERCENT!!!!!!!!11 price increase in service because even though they are THE DOMINANT PLAYER in the market WITHOUT EQUAL COMPETITION they don't think they are MAKING ENOUGH MONEY and the DOJ is SILENT? I think AT&T needs to step up on those presidential re-election donations.
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pharaoh127
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11. September 2011 @ 22:03 |
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The Department of Justice filed to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile because less competition would cause price increases. Netflix, during a RECESSION!!!!! institutes a 60 PERCENT price increase in service because even though they are THE DOMINANT PLAYER in the market WITHOUT EQUAL COMPETITION they don't think they are MAKING ENOUGH MONEY and the DOJ is SILENT? I think AT&T needs to step up on those presidential re-election donations.
I'm still alive.
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solamf30
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12. September 2011 @ 01:29 |
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Originally posted by pharaoh127: The Department of Justice filed to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile because less competition would cause price increases. Netflix, during a RECESSION!!!!! institutes a 60 PERCENT price increase in service because even though they are THE DOMINANT PLAYER in the market WITHOUT EQUAL COMPETITION they don't think they are MAKING ENOUGH MONEY and the DOJ is SILENT? I think AT&T needs to step up on those presidential re-election donations.
But Netflix isn't trying to merge with their competitors. There isn't any netflix/blockbuster, netflix/hulu or netflix/redbox merger. Theirs was a business decision. Albeit not a popular one but not an anti-competitive or monopolistic one. Where could the DOJ stand? That raising rates during a recession is a crime. I agree it was a wrong move but not an unlawful one
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