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   Michael Vilain, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 2:23pm

   
   

   Last time I bought from Amazon...

   I _was_ charged California sales tax. Guess they didn't want to piss off Arnold...

    

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   Matt, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 2:32pm

   
   

   Less distribution centers = Blockbuster Total Acce

   I left Blockbuster's total access program in favor of Netflix, and for one reason: Netflix has so many local distribution centers that they receive and ship movies with blinding speed. I don't know how many less Blockbuster has, but their service was definitely slower for me. If Amazon bought and consolidated the dist. centers I would cancel my Netflix membership and go back to Blockbuster, as I'm sure many others would.

    

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   Javi0084, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 3:14pm

   
   

   Re: Less distribution centers = Blockbuster Total

   No kidding, every time I return a movie, they get it the next day then I get email notifications that I will be receiving another movie the following day. One day shipping back and forth, rarely does it take 2 days.
   
   I buy from Amazon A LOT and never paid for sales tax, if they were to buy Netflix and charge taxes then I might have to go back to buying from Target (household stuff) and Fry's Electronics (tech stuff) more often.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 4:04pm

   
   

   Re: Last time I bought from Amazon...

   They most likely have a fulfillment center in California, hence the sales tax.

    

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   Eric the Grey, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 4:13pm

   
   

   I can't understand the comparison.

   Comparing the shares between the two companies is like comparing apples and oranges. Netflix rents videos, while Amazon sells them.
   
   Yes, there is some crossover, with Netflix selling their old ones off, but that's all.
   
   Frankly, I'd prefer that Netflix stay on their own. I have no problem with Amazon, but any time a company gets bought out, the policies change, and that can only be bad news for us Netflix customers.
   
   EtG

    

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   dave, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 4:56pm

   
   

   Re: Less distribution centers = Blockbuster Total

   Why would anyone use Netflix instead of Lackluster? W/ Lackluster's service, you get a free movie(s) while your waiting for you next movie(s) to arrive. Netflix doesn't (can't) do that.

    

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   dave, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 4:57pm

   
   

   Re: Less distribution centers = Blockbuster Total

   Why would anyone use Netflix instead of Lackluster? W/ Lackluster's service, you get a free movie(s) while your waiting for you next movie(s) to arrive. Netflix doesn't (can't) do that.

    

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   Jordan, Jun 6th, 2007 @ 7:37pm

   
   

   Amazon Downloads

   I wouldn't use Netflix, Lackluster or any other service where you have to wait for the disk to arrive. With Amazon I have the video I purchased or rented delivered right to my TiVo. With Amazon you can rent videos. The service is called Amazon Unbox. Goto Amazon type in unbox in the search & it will take you right where you gotta be. Looking now ... to rent 'Night at the Museum' is only $3.99. You can't beat it.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jun 7th, 2007 @ 3:58am

   
   

   Re: Amazon Downloads

   You sound like a walking advertisement. And yes, you can beat it. There are unlimited rentals from the other services which could easily bring the cost of each rental below $3.99. There's no comparison. So, either spend a hell of a lot more money (I can easily go through upwards of 20 rentals a month on the 3 at a time plan (at i think 17.99), so its less than a dollar a rental. Hmm... spend over 400% for Amazon... or stick with Netflix...

    

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    Richard Hanley, Jun 7th, 2007 @ 6:30am

    
    

    Amazon buy of Netflix - a joke

    Netflix is a mail order company with a heavy manual process. For each and every DVD that passes through Netflix, an envelop must be manually opened, each disc must be manually inspected, and each outgoing DVD must be manually stuffed in an envelop. Netflix now has about 44 distribution centers in which many low-paid workers do this work. The work is so potentially damaging to the muscles and tendons that it is mandatory for the workers to stop working every hour and a half to do mandatory exercises for half an hour. Do a Google search. Amazon would not want to inherit the potential headaches. With VOD, IPTV, DVD rental kiosks, video games and all kinds of interactive entertainment being made available, how likely is it that Netflix is worth $2,000,000,000 to Amazon or to anyone else? Amazon is not interested in Netflix for their very limited streaming service called WatchNow. Amazon has more download rights than Netflix. At the end of the 1st Quarter, 2007, Netflix reported 6.8 million subscribers and projected little to no gains for the 2nd Quarter, 2007. Subscriber Acquisition Costs are rocketing up as growth gets progressively harder to come by.

     

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    Jordan, Jun 7th, 2007 @ 7:14am

    
    

    Re: Re: Amazon Downloads

    It's 4 bucks, dude. Time cost of money. Do I pay one fee & wait for my movies to come to me or do I pay now & get now. Come on... don't give me that 400% bullsh!t. I am certain you spent more than 4 bucks today on nonsense (as I did, as well as everyone else did). It's paying for convenience.

     

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