Favorite Files

No favorite files added yet

Recent Posts

1. Comment - Netflix Wants Blockbuster Online Shut

   (Apr 5, 2006 - 4:12 PM)

   lmao... oops, i just let one rip, who do i owe? i've got a penny...
   
   On a more serious tone, the case by Netflix is definitely legitimate. Why? Because people did not think about doing the subscription+queue way before Netflix came around.
   
   Sure, the concept of queues existed long before Netflix but Blockbuster would still be charging $4-5 per dvd for a 2 day rental had it not been for Netflix's innovation.
   
   Infact, most successful innovations are about applying existing prinicples and concepts to new industries and fields.
   
   If Blockbuster looses this case, it will be a good thing for them. It will get them to concerntrate on their greatest assets: their stores.
   
   If they would just push the benefit of "why wait when you can get the movie you want, right now and then get another one, and another one, and another one... all the same day, if you have the time to watch 'em" and price it as a monthly subscription ($15,20,25/month for 1,2 or 3 dvds) for unlimited rentals (2-out at a time).
   
   ~ melvin ram - search specialist