I’m sorry that checkers is more your speed while Verizon likes to play chess, Don, but that’s a problem with you, not with Verizon.

Verizon, don’t start streaming until you can get a handle on the release dates of your phones = timely, substantiated, honestly communicated, and no BS.

 If they can get a partnership with redbox or another movie mogul, then licensing costs will be lower than starting on their own.  Also, it is a game of percentages.  IF they can get even a fraction of their current customer base to buy in, then it would be a success.  They have the advantage of a large customer base to which they can give free trials to get hooked.  Remember, the average consumer does not care where they get their movie from, as long as they can get it and it is inexpensive and easy.  

They would just need to do a better job marketing and designing than they did with “V-CAST”.  That is just a terrible music and movie system.  

Their FiOS GUI’s and Apps are much better designed.   

Do you have a degree in business administration, marketing, or management? If not please stop writing about what businesses should do. I think that Don is just a name this site uses to make some ridiculous statements and to get attention for the site because of its stupidity…

I don’t like most of the articles from this poster.  I think in most cases he’s lost touch with reality.

I have to agree with him in the quote you gave though.  It was was spot on.  Netflix lost 800,000 customers this quarter.  If that’s not hemorrhaging subscribers, I don’t know what is.

Is Don even a real person or just the name slashgear puts on clickbait /troll articles? I just don’t see why so many garbage articles can continuously be published.

I would not use their service on my tv or laptop… but my tablet, sure, if the pricing and selection is reasonable. Although I am just as happy using both Amazon and Netflix right now. At the very least, I’d be will to take a look at their content.

This part of your article was just such an example:

“Netflix has been hemorrhaging subscribers who are displeased with the company’s new pricing plans. And its ill-fated decision to spin off its DVD rental business made management seem incompetent.”

While Netflix has lost customers, I think you may be overreacting to how dire their situation is. Many subscribers have stayed on board and are very pleased with their service as can be read on forums. Know what else can be read on forums- especially after their new pricing structure was announced? A lot of tech savvy users (a minority) saying how Netflix is horrible and they can’t wait to unsubscribe. This happens for so many subjects it’s ridiculous. New phones not special enough- not included with enough unicorn blood, an app selling for $2.99 instead of $1.99- just a bunch of shit people want to complain about. And the polarizing effect of tech news and rumors upon us geeks can create somewhat of a tumultuous situation. But how many of these fanboys and tech savvy actually do what they threaten? Who knows, yet I can tell you that a couple weeks after the announcement, nobody even really gives a shit- they’re on to some other story that they want to gripe and complain about. 

As for you making it sounds like Netflix customers have lost their faith in the management of Netflix with their hiccup with Qwikster, again, I think you overreact. I don’t think many Netflix customers give a shit about the “management” of Netflix as long as they get a good deal and are happy. Which I can say with some certainty, that plenty of users are. While I’m not receiving the same deal that I was prior to their pricing realignment, I still know I’m getting a pretty good deal and am happy. Back to management though, it was such a small fault, I doubt many customers even remember reading the email introducing Qwikster- or even read it at all. I do think the vocal tech industry needed something to gripe about and this gave them plenty of fuel for the fire- but another story came along to replace it- just like in politics. 

As far as Verizon being stupid to try to enter the VOD space, that’s hard to predict, but I can say that I’ve been on AT&T for 12 years (no problems here) but if I knew Verizon was including this for a small fee much like Netflix yet it was streamlined and maybe didn’t count as part of my allotted data usage, it sure would make me pause and think about resigning with AT&T instead of Verizon. Do I think Verizon is that smart and has the technical know how to pull of a feat like this? Nope. If they do release something, I expect it to be overpriced, clunky, and to still eat your allowed data usage.

Especially with redbox support (a universally known name) I could see them doing very well where verizon is unavailable. My apt building is Comcast only and I miss verizon. I would gladly trade in my comcast cable box to stream through my Logitech revue. With Verizons collateral they would most likely be able to stream the most recent shows (not last seasons). Current streaming sites are limited when dealing with media coorporations. With Verizon’s current relationships I can’t see how it wouldn’t be a homering. It will be more expensive,for sure,but if service is like their TV, internet and mobile divisions, they’ll do great.

Was it really a poor decision? AT&T paid out the a** for that thing and now everybody ended up getting it anyway.