Comments on: Why Netflix Is 2011′s Biggest Loser

By: jeff bellin

jeff bellin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:38:00 +0000

I am pretty sure that a majority of the Netflix “defections” were goaded into it by the negative media coverage of the company rather than innate dissatisfaction. They still have a good brand and their streaming service and U/I are the best in the biz by a wide margin. Go ahead and bet against them; I’m always looking to buy some more shares at bargain prices.

By: Glenn Allen

Glenn Allen — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

No, the biggest losers were the DVD subs who didn’t want to start paying for what streaming subs had been paying for all along, and who then decided to cancel their Netflix subscriptions entirely claiming “Unfair!”. There’s an old saying: “cut off your nose to spite your face” …appropriate here. (Funnier since they actually got a $2 cut on that DVD subscription.) Though, yeah, the Qwikster (did I get the spelling right this time?) plan never looked anything but stupid.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:20:00 +0000

One thing that you forgot to mention the price hike that came only a few months before the seconded one. The only think that keeping Netflixafloat right now is their limited streaming library.

Should Cable Co. offer a comparable over-the-top solution, they’re toast.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:15:00 +0000

It would have been ok to gradually raise subscription costs but to double them, separate services and add complexity in an assualt on its subscriber base is like taking the cheese out of the pizza, charging double for it and asking customers to buy their mozzerella separately from their crust from a differnt cash register after appling for credit first..

I agree that Netflix is the super loser of the year.RIM is the “Loser of the Month” every month of the year as they.sell amartphones that continue to offer less than the competition. (selling high powered go carts in a world filled with automobiles)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:08:00 +0000

Don, go get a job @ Bestbuy, they think they know what they are talking about as well!!

By: Avi Greengart

Avi Greengart — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:02:00 +0000

Netflix is a good choice – its missteps are certainly shocking given how well positioned it was when the year started. (On a personal note, I also cut back my spend with Netflix by half.) RIM is your runner up? RIM has certainly struggled – though it is one of the few handset vendors that is actually profitable and RIM is growing nicely in emerging markets. But if you want to talk epic failure, HP simply has to be on the list.

By: Mekhman Karimov

Mekhman Karimov — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:57:00 +0000

I never used DVD, do not care about qwickster, ready to pay more for more uptodate content. those CDs you have to wait till they come by mail or get your butt to a a store. WHY? WHY? I would better pay AMAZON on demand or Vudu or Zune or … or …. three dollars than stuck in traffic to get my movie.

By: Fez Lopez

Fez Lopez — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:49:00 +0000

Man, splitting the service like that was a stupid idea. I only had streaming, so it didn’t affect me. If they can merge both streaming and DVD rental into a discounted rate, it would appease customers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:23:00 +0000

The biggest loser of 2011 is RIM.. period end of story.. I’m pretty sure that’s not really debateable

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:39:00 +0000

If we go by your past articles, without even reading your column, I can already tell you that you’re wrong.

Statistically speaking.

By: Ken Dellinger

Ken Dellinger — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Absolutely agree. I’m one of the reported 900,000 or so (for the last quarter) that cancelled Netflix– the day before the rate hike went into effect. I don’t regret it…but I do miss Netflix a little. I may eventually go back, but the content was getting stale. Maybe it will be a bit fresher after my hiatus…however long that may be.