Quote: Joe Mama said: NO business model is based on altruism. I was just saying that the difference between the two companies is that one is EVIL in both the Miltonian and the Lovecraftian senses, while the other is Netflix
Quote: NotWedge said: Actually, Netflix's business model is to put mom n' pop video stores out of business, reduce consumer choice and jack up their prices when people don't have anyplace else to turn. They've more or less said so in industry publications.
That sounds no less "evil" than blockbuster.
Quote: I really don't get why people rent old movies for 4-6 bucks when they can own them for ten bucks or less.
Because not everyone wants to waste four additional dollars to purchase a movie they will only watch once.
There's also the environmental factor. A rented movie is a form of recycling. The same product (and its components) are used over and over again. A purchased movie does not have that going for it.
