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Originally Posted by addabox
It's particularly disconcerting because up until very recently Netflix seemed like one of those unassailable brands, like Kleenex or Coke. For God's sake, it was practically a utility-- where the DVDs come from.
As such it had the enormous advantage barely seeming like a company, exactly, but more like a fact of life or a natural phenomena. I mean, Netflix. There it is. Why are we still talking about this?
But now? It's just another confused, fallible company thrashing in the face of changing technology. Which means options can be considered. They managed to go from natural phenomena to considered option in like 3 months. Amazing.
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Qwikster is Netflix's New Coke.