Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Netflix Splitting Into Two Companies, Netflix For Streaming, Qwikster For DVDs & Games


Grom geekology, Because everyone was all, "oh no you di-in't!" when Netflix announced their price-hike, the company has decided to split into two parts in a feeble attempt at damage control. The streaming company will still be called Netflix, but the DVD-by-mail portion will now be known as Qwikster, and will soon incorporate a video game upgrade option but NOT a price downgrade option. No word if they plan on rolling out a "curtained back of the rental store" porn service, but I'm not touching those discs if they do. Well, not without my gauntlets on anyway.

4 comments:

AC said...

mr. ac and i were just talking about this. we're both feeling somewhat negative about the split but will temporarily keep both services... at least through horrorthon anyway.

JPX said...

I'm getting 2 DVDs plus streaming for about $20, I think it's worth it. I also cut my cable package way back since I rarely watch tv these days fo it all evens out :)

DKC said...

We are streaming only right now, but will probably add discs for October. Stoopid Netflix.

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