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Originally Posted by slinki
It is definitely the progression of things for Netflix to transition to exclusively streaming movies. I think this is the most environmentally sound and economically sound path for them to take. In order for them to make this transition they will have to convert thier inventory entirely to instant play, and they may have to address bandwith issues. I only use the instant streaming anyway... So does my mother and my grandmother. I might miss the occasional non-bill in the mailbox. but I prefer the instant availability of streaming video, as do most people of my generation not suffering from technology phobias.
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Or like me you have televisions in many different rooms of your house, not ALL of them have Netflix devices. If my wife wants to use the television in the livingroom and somebody else is using the gameroom tv or computer (or both) then I can take one of my three DVDs to another room. Right now it's even more rediculous of a concept, I know you're young and edgy and all techy and shit but guess what, MOST of Netflix's great films aren't even streamable right now. Sounds like you're just too cheap to pay for the DVD + streaming option to me...
Oh, and as far as digital distribution in general goes... I like to own things. If I lose my hard-drive, account information, computer, xbox hard-drive, xbl account... I have a hard copy. It also increases my options, with a hard copy I can sell it, trade it, loan it out, and more. Digital distribution is simply a way for the businesses to make more money because they don't have to produce anything.