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Technology has moved beyond brick-and-mortar rental; this was inevitable.
Of course, piracy helped speed it along, so those of you who think it doesn't hurt anyone . . .
So shouldn't Netflix be hurting as well?
I'm against piracy, just not sure your thought fits the scenario.
Never underestimate the competition: We erroneously concluded that Blockbuster (BBI, Fortune 500) probably wasn't going to launch a competitive effort when they hadn't by 2003. Then, in 2004, they did. We thought, Well, they won't put much money behind it. Over the past four years they've invested more than $500 million against us.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/2009...gs-four-sercets-to-success-nflx#ixzz0y3p0IvRc
Driving to the store and spending many minutes debating on what to rent is such a waste of time and exerted movement when I can sit on my couch and choose a movie online from netflix and have it mailed to me. Still I have to walk to my mailbox which is just the right amount of walking.
The internet has and will continue to kill business. When a good or service can be digitally transfered automatically through a wire with no human assistance, jobs are lost.
Sort of in the same way that the telephone destroyed jobs in the Morse Code industry and the plane destroyed jobs in the cross-Atlantic cruise industry.
Just wait untill you can download groceries. That'll be the day.
Yes but with modern day computer programming less human interaction is needed. Merge that with a worldwide communication network, and you have a great way to put people and businesses into the ****ter.
We're getting closer and closer. As it is, you only have to wait a few hours.
But the same thing has been said about every technological advance since the beginning of time. As always, society will adapt to make use of new technology and improve our quality of life.
Yes but with modern day computer programming less human interaction is needed. Merge that with a worldwide communication network, and you have a great way to put people and businesses into the ****ter.
It certainly has increased our quality of life. But as the population continues to grow, and less are needed, what do we do? Yes technology of the past has had an effect, and we have adapted, but these advances will probably have the greatest impact we have yet to see.
I just don't see any reason why we can't continue on the current path. Over the past few centuries, we've had a neverending string of technological advances that have eradicated entire industries and radically changed the way that our economy functions. Over that same period, we've seen a near-constant increase in quality of life and productivity. I don't think this new situation (which really isn't that new) is any different.
This doesn't surprise me. I've actually heard (from my company's CEO) that BB had the idea for video kiosks (such as RedBox) and mail order movies (such as Netflix) prior to either of those companies. But they were afraid of competing against their franchisees, so they decided to not go forward with either idea. Fear of change / adapting was what did them in.
This doesn't surprise me. I've actually heard (from my company's CEO) that BB had the idea for video kiosks (such as RedBox) and mail order movies (such as Netflix) prior to either of those companies. But they were afraid of competing against their franchisees, so they decided to not go forward with either idea. Fear of change / adapting was what did them in.
Thank you! As someone who works in that industry: if you're not going to evolve with the industry, you're going to die.
Too ****ing bad. Evolve or die.
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