As some of you might have read in my Tech Feeds today, Netflix has backed off form the Quickster project.
Here an e-mail I just received from them. Nice Mea Culpa. “Uh.. er.. sorry.. we’re sorry.. prices still going to be same but no new DVD only website.”
Dear David,
It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.
This means no change: one website, one account, one password…in other words, no Qwikster.
While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes.
We’re constantly improving our streaming selection. We’ve recently added hundreds of movies from Paramount, Sony, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, MGM and Miramax. Plus, in the last couple of weeks alone, we’ve added over 3,500 TV episodes from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, USA, E!, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Discovery Channel, TLC, SyFy, A&E, History, and PBS.
We value you as a member, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get your movies & TV shows.
Respectfully,
The Netflix Team
Some links from my Tech needs today:
Netflix drops unpopular Qwikster DVD plan
Some history on the controversy, this one about 3 weeks ago: