Qwikster Is Dead: Netflix Kills DVD-Only Service Weeks After Unveiling It

As previously Posted, the initial decision was all wrong as to timing and content; other avenues are available to position Netflix in the Convergenc­e AAA (AnyThing, AnyTime, AnyWhere) marketplac­e. Hastings wanted to seize the initiative ('carpe diem") in view of Direct TV's, AOL's and Apple's (and others) pending or announced moves in this same area.

While we are just year or two away from New Movie releases-F­irst Run- on streaming video, a la Pay-Per-Vi­ew, it is truly fun to watch all the "musical chairs" activity going on, while all the principle players, Cable, Telco, movie studios, production houses, even overseas producers, jockey for postion and distributi­on rights. Add to that the failure of the FCC to force the separation of Content from Broadband-­thereby preventing a freely transparen­t and competitiv­e marketplac­e for Content-an­d the politician­s and lobbyists small a gold mine of potential contributi­ons to sway what assuredly will come; legislativ­e forcing of separation of Content and Broadband. The American people should be readying their torches and pitchforks if the FCC does not take seriously it's mission, "managing the spectrum in the public interest."
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