Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this quarter

Re:Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this ... by BigBadBionicBoy on Monday April 21, 2014 @05:08PM (#7623889)

To raise prices when apps like popcorn time come around and threaten your very existence seems like the height of stupidity to me.

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Re:Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this ... by minimaxir on Monday April 21, 2014 @05:12PM (#7623911)

I can guarantee that Netflix's primary demographic will not think "oh, Netflix raised its prices by a dollar, let's do piracy!"

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Re:Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this ... by nacs on Monday April 21, 2014 @05:12PM (#7623916)

From TFA: "Netflix now has [..] 48.35 million streaming subscribers worldwide"

"Netflix generated revenue of $1.07 billion in Q1 of 2014, compared to 1.02 billion in Q1 of 2013"

Don't think they have any short-term threat to their existence at this point.

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Re:Netflix will raise streaming prices for new members this ... by hhsnopek on Monday April 21, 2014 @05:46PM (#7624161)

What will probably end up occurring is the countries were torrents are legal will end up keeping the same price of $7.99... Where as countries that have laws against torrents, will most likely have an increase. Popcorn-time doesn't make it legal to torrent/stream videos without purchase in the United States, thus we can safely say that the price in the United States will increase.

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