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Time Warner Makes it Harder to Enjoy Their Product Via Netflix
Users Can't Add Coming Content to Queue
As we've noted, instead of making their content easier to get, studios are making access via Netflix more cumbersome and difficult in the belief it will help sell more physical media. Time Warner recently convinced Netflix to extend the delay before the company can offer new release DVDs to 56 days, and stopped selling HBO discs directly at a discount. Now Time Warner has convinced Netflix to make it so users can't even add the coming new releases to their queue until 28 days after DVD release. While the belief is that they'll be driving more customers to buy physical DVDs, the reality is that they're driving users to piracy (then signing off on potentially-destructive laws like SOPA in the process).

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momus_98
join:2002-09-10
united state
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momus_98

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Don't they realize...

While YMMV, I haven't set foot in a theatre in years and only watch movies at home. I only buy DVDs after I've seen it & enjoyed it (and if it's worth watching more than once). I can't begin to tell you how many movies I've purchased after seeing them via Netflix.

While this won't drive me to piracy, it will drive me to only buy used discs from now on. Screw you TW and hello Amazon Marketplace!
cdbma
join:2003-01-19
Bolton, MA

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cdbma

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dirty little secret - your local library

My local library, along with the regional library consortium, does an excellent job procuring most of the mainstream DVD titles. They have no studio-mandated wait time and I can put my name in the request queue as soon as the title is entered into the system, which is often before they even receive the DVD. So, I end up getting it much earlier than through Netflix. And, it's free!