I know how NetFlix can instantly beat BlockBuster

[SVT Cobra]

XXX section online, same mailed envelopes where you cannot see the title without opening it, and no embarrassing moments for people to into the store and get/exchange them.

IIRC 10 years ago blockbuster got rid of all adult sections that they had.

 

[isekii]

Porn is available everywhere online...
Also, if you're too embarrassed to rent porn, you shouldn't be watching it

 

[waggy]

wait? why would i PAY for porn? i can get it free with 5 minutes of searching.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: waggy
wait? why would i PAY for porn? i can get it free with 5 minutes of searching.

it takes you 5?

what gives? dial-up?

 

[SVT Cobra]

And you guys fail to realize, with all due respect, not everyone is a geek fapping off constantly in front of their computer in their mothers basement, who knows enough about computers.

Look at how busy XXX video rental places are and you'll see there is still a demand. A lot of my friends don't know crap about computers and would order it off of Netflix in a beat.

 

[drnickriviera]

Netflix used to have pron when they first started.

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
in a beat.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: drnickriviera
Netflix used to have pron when they first started.

really? Didn't know that. Coupled with their watch now feature they'd take business away from Videosz.

 

[gopunk]

they'd lose any devoutly religious people though

 

[Fourier Transform]

Originally posted by: gopunk
they'd lose any devoutly religious people though

The revenue generated by porn >> revenue generated by devoutly religious people.

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: drnickriviera
Netflix used to have pron when they first started.

the selection was quite poor though, i remember they had a bunch of playboy stuff

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: Fourier Transform

Originally posted by: gopunk
they'd lose any devoutly religious people though

The revenue generated by porn >> revenue generated by devoutly religious people.

depends on how successful they are in each market

 

[imported_Baloo]

Netflix already has Blockbuster beat.

 

[orion23]

It would work since most people wouldn't like to be seen near a port rental store or the like.

Buying online is also a problem since those idiots like to rent the buyer's name to other companies.

 

[imported_Baloo]

Originally posted by: gopunk
they'd lose any devoutly religious people though

LOL, they would be their biggest customers for this material. Don't think for a minute that religious people are anti-sexual. They are not. They are just not Honest about it -- they hide it. To be fair, some repress it, until that can't anymore, most of whom are the ones committing those perverse sex crimes, like those priests you've been hearing about.

 

[randomlinh]

online porn dvd rental already exists... I wouldn't be surprised if somehow netflix was already involved, heh.

 

[RagingBITCH]

How would Netflix be beating Blockbuster then? They're just offering another genre of films.

 

[ultimatebob]

Umm... That's not gonna work. My parents are on my Netflix friends list.

 

[Tobolo]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Umm... That's not gonna work. My parents are on my Netflix friends list.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. My brother is very religious and I would get phone calls discussing my movie choices. I learned fast to have NO friends on Netflix

 

[idiotekniQues]

i switched from netflix to blockbuster video after over a year of netflix cause i get the free vids when i return my online dvd's.

but since i have to goto the store to return my mailers i end up keeping them longer and could probably watch just as many movies with netflix.

however, it is nice when i get a movie in my head to watch i can just head out and get it and watch it that night which has happened more than a few times, instead of having to wait.

as the netflix video on demand option becomes more prevalent, i think ill switch back though.

 

[Killerme33]

I doubt Netflix will ever be able to beat Blockbuster. Some people (me included) like being able to rent a movie on the spur of the moment to watch that night. Can't do that with Netflix.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: Killerme33
I doubt Netflix will ever be able to beat Blockbuster. Some people (me included) like being able to rent a movie on the spur of the moment to watch that night. Can't do that with Netflix.

but are there enough of you to keep blockbuster afloat?

 

[Gillbot]

pay for porn? you only need like 2 minutes of it anyway!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Tobolo

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Umm... That's not gonna work. My parents are on my Netflix friends list.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. My brother is very religious and I would get phone calls discussing my movie choices. I learned fast to have NO friends on Netflix

They could easily make an option where no on else would be able to see history of those movies.

 

[thirdeye]

My wife and I used to rent porn from a place called Adult DVD Empire. Worked the same as Netflix.