Comments on: Why NetFlix Fails http://thomblake.com/2008/06/26/why-netflix-fails/ Philosopher, Computer Ethicist, Web Developer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: thomblake http://thomblake.com/2008/06/26/why-netflix-fails/#comment-7 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:01:57 +0000 http://thomblake.com/2008/06/26/why-netflix-fails/#comment-7 UPDATE: NetFlix isn't taking away profiles. They still suck. UPDATE: NetFlix isn’t taking away profiles.

They still suck.

]]> by: Isaac Z. Schlueter http://thomblake.com/2008/06/26/why-netflix-fails/#comment-1 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:13:37 +0000 http://thomblake.com/2008/06/26/why-netflix-fails/#comment-1 You convinced me. :) I actually passed on Netflix several times because their website is ugly, and I flat out refuse to use ugly websites unless I have no other choice. You'd be amazed at the accuracy of that heuristic. If a company doesn't care enough, and isn't competent enough, to build a website that is esthetically beautiful, then they are not likely to exercise care or competence when it comes to their other products and services. You convinced me. :)

I actually passed on Netflix several times because their website is ugly, and I flat out refuse to use ugly websites unless I have no other choice. You’d be amazed at the accuracy of that heuristic. If a company doesn’t care enough, and isn’t competent enough, to build a website that is esthetically beautiful, then they are not likely to exercise care or competence when it comes to their other products and services.

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