Eric, I am not a Netflix "hater." I was a Netflix member from about 2002 straight through early 2008 without interruption.
I rented a total of 3 movies through Blockbuster that Netflix refused to buy. I cancelled my account because I wasn't going to have two accounts open at one time because Netflix thought they could save a few dollars. I rented the 3 movies I mentioned through Blockbuster over the last 5+ months. Blockbuster silently stopped buying HD DVD's shortly after Netflix, so I cancelled that account and bought 2 movies I wanted to watch that Blockbuster wouldn't buy.
I will watch what I want to watch when I want to watch (purchasing the movie if I have to), but I am not going to reward a company during this transitional period if they won't satisfy my needs at the time. I could have watched 2 of movies that I wanted to watch from Blockbuster in March and then re-joined Netflix, but I still wouldn't have seen every movie that I wanted to from Blockbuster (that Netflix didn't carry). And like I said, I am going to watch the movies I want to watch when I want to watch them. I am not going to hurry up, rent the movies from Blockbuster that Netflix refuses to buy, and then quick join back up from Netflix. I will do things on my schedule, not Netflix's.
I rejoined Blockbuster recently to see Michael Clayton on HD DVD (which either wasn't available when I quit Total Access or was made available just before I cancelled) and Into the Wild on HD DVD (which was available when I quit Total Access); I got the Beowulf HD DVD from Blockbuster back in March before I cancelled Total Access.
I am planning on re-joining Netflix this month with the extra DVD for one month that I am due from the Settlement. I am also a Netflix (and Blockbuster B shares) investor.
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Leonardo DiCrapio @ Aug 1st 2008 1:18PM
Eric, I am not a Netflix "hater." I was a Netflix member from about 2002 straight through early 2008 without interruption.
I rented a total of 3 movies through Blockbuster that Netflix refused to buy. I cancelled my account because I wasn't going to have two accounts open at one time because Netflix thought they could save a few dollars. I rented the 3 movies I mentioned through Blockbuster over the last 5+ months. Blockbuster silently stopped buying HD DVD's shortly after Netflix, so I cancelled that account and bought 2 movies I wanted to watch that Blockbuster wouldn't buy.
I will watch what I want to watch when I want to watch (purchasing the movie if I have to), but I am not going to reward a company during this transitional period if they won't satisfy my needs at the time. I could have watched 2 of movies that I wanted to watch from Blockbuster in March and then re-joined Netflix, but I still wouldn't have seen every movie that I wanted to from Blockbuster (that Netflix didn't carry). And like I said, I am going to watch the movies I want to watch when I want to watch them. I am not going to hurry up, rent the movies from Blockbuster that Netflix refuses to buy, and then quick join back up from Netflix. I will do things on my schedule, not Netflix's.
I rejoined Blockbuster recently to see Michael Clayton on HD DVD (which either wasn't available when I quit Total Access or was made available just before I cancelled) and Into the Wild on HD DVD (which was available when I quit Total Access); I got the Beowulf HD DVD from Blockbuster back in March before I cancelled Total Access.
I am planning on re-joining Netflix this month with the extra DVD for one month that I am due from the Settlement. I am also a Netflix (and Blockbuster B shares) investor.