Comments on: Never mind about Qwikster: Netflix will keep renting DVDs https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/10/10/mind-qwikster-netflix-renting/ Making sense of gadgets and technology Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:36:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: iOS 5 installation woes; verdict on the iPhone 4S; end of Qwikster (week in review) | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/10/10/mind-qwikster-netflix-renting/#comment-686 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:36:43 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3686#comment-686 […] the Kindle is one of the best e-readers around. Can we get these two together? Read more…Never mind about Qwikster: Netflix will keep renting DVDs Just weeks after stunning customers with a plan that would’ve seen Netflix essentially […]

]]> By: Ben Patterson https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/10/10/mind-qwikster-netflix-renting/#comment-582 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:59:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3686#comment-582 In reply to Sheri.

Yep, the whole Qwikster plan seemed rushed to begin with, and now this. They need to take a collective deep breath over there.

]]> By: Sheri https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/10/10/mind-qwikster-netflix-renting/#comment-580 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:18:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3686#comment-580 I’m glad they changed their minds, but boy-o-boy do they come across as idiots. It’s amazing that they don’t seem to have a feedback mechanism (focus groups, something) that can guide their decisions *before* they make them. They need better product people.

]]> By: Netflix and its “Qwikster” bombshell: What you need to know | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/10/10/mind-qwikster-netflix-renting/#comment-572 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:28:49 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=3686#comment-572 […] on a new site, called “Qwikster.”Update: Well, never mind about Qwikster, with Netflix abruptly dropping its plan to spin off DVD rentals.When is all this going to happen—and why is it happening? Will prices go up yet again? How is […]

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