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To: Rarebird who wrote (577)	9/20/2011 8:46:35 PM
From: sandeep	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2280

While I agree that Netflix has handled this horribly, I can't believe this outrage felt by people. Starbucks raises coffee prices all the time based on raw goods cost increase. So do all other companies. In this case, the raw goods owners - starz held Netflix ransom and in fact made it obvious to Netflix that as a distributor, it can have only so much bargaining power. More studios will follow. Netflix had NO CHOICE but to separate out the businesses and get more people into streaming, paying more etc so that it can deliver adequate content.

To: Rarebird who wrote (577)	9/22/2011 9:16:00 AM
From: Suma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2280

One of my student's father owned a movie theater in Roslyn. I was selling the three credits I had gotten for taking an intern and supervising her from one of the L.I colleges. He came with four hundred cash. Huge discount but he said that was the pop corn money from the theatre the previous night. The theater's charge too much. The pop corn prices are ridiculously high and I agree with you about greed.... I was going to get a RAKU and order Netflix streaming for when I return to Florida. They nixed that good.