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However, you're putting yourself in the position of dictating what "reasonable" is in that sentence. In the mass-market, "reasonable" is dictated by mass-market consumer behaviors, not the expectations of any one consumer.

Indeed, an one crafted by consumers themselves, through their purchasing behaviors. However, I suspect some will still try to "blame" Netflix for being the best.

Try reading through the thread from the perspective of someone who disagrees with you, rather than reading through the thread thinking that anything written contrary to what you believe is either "crazy" or "confrontational". Some people in this thread are clearly very angry with Netflix and...

I didn't think so. :thumbsdown:

And a reflection of the fact that they have been offering a pretty decent service for a decent price up until now. They haven't done anything that was specifically predatory against Blockbuster, and yet Blockbuster still failed. When consumers allow all the competitors in a market to fail, then...

And if you think the Netflix, or Netflix BD service, aren't worth, then do without them, too!

That's silly. They're a service. They learn about their customers, figure out what is appropriate to offer for the price-point customers are willing to pay, and offer the service that way. You are not owed anything other than what you are explicitly promised. Your presumption that they should...

Why do you want to know?

As I said before, talk is cheap. I gave Jason the benefit of the doubt that he'll eventually put his money where is mouth is and stop complaining and actually take responsible action as a consumer, i.e., stop patronizing a supplier from which he claims he isn't getting enough value. However...

Typical of them.... to price their offerings indicative of the value their customers derive from those offerings... yes, indeed.

In case anyone was wondering about how difficult it is to make enough money to justify being in business, renting DVDs: Blockbuster says it may not be able to continue - U.S. business- msnbc.com

Talk is cheap. If you really want to communicate something to Netflix that they'll be sure to care about, should enough people join you: cancel your subscription.

That analysis makes me think that Netflix is actually under-pricing their offering. If there is such a difference between what they're charging and how much it would cost folks to get the same experience through other means, then it is likely that the small increase that they're talking about...

I think a big problem for BD is that DVD is actually "good enough" for a lot of people, so that might keep demand for BD lower than would justify cost-of-provision. That's a terrible position for an offering to be in. You never want to price based on cost, but rather value, but when value is...

I like the way engagetHD put it: