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DATE 2007-12-11
FROM Ruben Safir
SUBJECT Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Netflix is TOOO Big

IT U.S. Post Service Issues Netflix Ultimatum Jason Mick (Blog) -
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Protected by FormShield The U.S. Postal Service is tired of being used
and abused by Netflix

Netflix is one of the most popular video rental services and it
revolutionized the industry by expanding the mail rental business into
a major market, by clever use of online services. It recently pleased
customers by dropping its 3 DVD-at-a-time rental fee another dollar,
to a low price of $15.99 a month. It also recently made up with long
time rival Blockbuster.

However, Netflix has some serious competition for the online/mail-order
rental market. Despite settling its difference with Blockbuster, the
mostly-store based giant threatens Netflix by pushing its online offerings
with a broad array of promotional offers. Further, Apple has been
speculating on launching its own online rental service to rival Netflix.

Now Netflix has an unexpected new detractor: the U.S. Postal Service.
The U.S. Postal Service's Inspector General feels Netflix has used
and abused the system. The bone of contention is Netflix's use of
oversized mailers. The use of these the Postal Service estimates cost a
staggering $41.9M in additional labor over the last two years do to the
"nonmachinable nature" of Netflix packages.

The Inspector General is fed up and is preparing to take action after mounting losses. Conservative estimates of the situation would account for $61.5M in additional losses over the next two years. The office issued an ultimatum to Netflix -- reshape their mailers or face a service charge of 17 cents a mailer.

While the small fine sounds insignificant, it is calculated that it would reduce Netflix's operating income by 67 percent.

Netflix agreed it will cooperate and redesign the mailer, but it is another bump in the road for the still wildly successful mail-order service.

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  1. 2007-12-02 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Try to see if this works
  2. 2007-12-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: New Website updates and Next Meeting
  3. 2007-12-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] New Website updates and Next Meeting
  4. 2007-12-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] I'm sick of Procmail
  5. 2007-12-04 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLXS Paper Work
  6. 2007-12-04 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Apache2 (SUSE-SA:2007:061)]
  7. 2007-12-04 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2007:064)]
  8. 2007-12-05 Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] I'm sick of Procmail
  9. 2007-12-05 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] I'm sick of Procmail
  10. 2007-12-05 Ron Guerin <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] I'm sick of Procmail
  11. 2007-12-06 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Chanukah Party/ NYLXS Social Event/Installfest
  12. 2007-12-06 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [ron-at-vnetworx.net: [nylug-talk] NYLUG & The NY Technical Community Holiday Party December 13, 6:30-8:30PM]
  13. 2007-12-07 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Chanukah Party/ NYLXS Social Event/Installfest
  14. 2007-12-08 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] archive test
  15. 2007-12-08 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] archive test
  16. 2007-12-08 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] New Archive - Completed
  17. 2007-12-08 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [info-at-nylug.org: [nylug-talk] WEDNESDAY Dec. 12th: NYLUG presents Alec Istomin from SWSoft on OpenVirtuozzo, Virtuozzo, Parallels and more]
  18. 2007-12-08 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Google Linux Desktop
  19. 2007-12-08 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Website Updates
  20. 2007-12-09 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Favorite way to ban an IP from your webserver?
  21. 2007-12-09 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Website Updates
  22. 2007-12-09 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Marco
  23. 2007-12-09 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Installfest today
  24. 2007-12-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [nylug-talk] TIme to get a Nokia N810
  25. 2007-12-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] InstallFest - Thanx
  26. 2007-12-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Worthy GNU News
  27. 2007-12-11 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Favorite way to ban an IP from your webserver?
  28. 2007-12-11 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Favorite way to ban an IP from your webserver?
  29. 2007-12-11 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] CompUSA is gone
  30. 2007-12-11 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Fair Use stikes out again
  31. 2007-12-11 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Netflix is TOOO Big
  32. 2007-12-11 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Music is a crime
  33. 2007-12-12 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLXS Paper Work
  34. 2007-12-12 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [noreply-at-lists.linuxjournal.com: Linux Journal Weekly Newsletter - Dec. 12, 2007]
  35. 2007-12-12 archive <archive-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Favorite way to ban an IP from your webserver?]
  36. 2007-12-12 archive <archive-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Favorite way to ban an IP from your webserver?]
  37. 2007-12-12 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [JAM-at-JRLLC.com: ]
  38. 2007-12-12 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [opensuse] Audacity on 10.2
  39. 2007-12-12 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [opensuse] Audacity on 10.2
  40. 2007-12-12 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [bigdaddyj-at-gmail.com: Re: [MLUG] Re: bash pattern matching]
  41. 2007-12-13 From: "Michael L. Richardson" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [JAM-at-JRLLC.com: ]
  42. 2007-12-13 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [JAM-at-JRLLC.com: ]
  43. 2007-12-13 From: "Michael L. Richardson.com" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [JAM-at-JRLLC.com: ]
  44. 2007-12-13 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [JAM-at-JRLLC.com: ]
  45. 2007-12-13 From: "Michael L. Richardson.com" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [JAM-at-JRLLC.com: ]
  46. 2007-12-13 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [m06malho-at-council.nyc.gov: Tech in Govt Oversight Hearing Tomorrow - NYCHA Call Center Expansion]
  47. 2007-12-14 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [fmiller-at-lightlink.com: [opensuse] FREE SOFTWARE GROUP FILES COPYRIGHT SUIT AGAINST VERIZON]
  48. 2007-12-14 From: "Michael L. Richardson" <mlr52-at-mycouponmagic.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Brooklyn community center.
  49. 2007-12-14 From: "Michael L. Richardson" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] More Brooklyn community center.
  50. 2007-12-14 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] More Brooklyn community center.
  51. 2007-12-14 From: "Michael L. Richardson.com" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] More Brooklyn community center.
  52. 2007-12-15 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Gnome and Microsoft
  53. 2007-12-15 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Gnome and Microsoft
  54. 2007-12-16 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Stupid Add Campaign by a local web site
  55. 2007-12-16 email <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Stupid Add Campaign by a local web site
  56. 2007-12-16 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Stupid Add Campaign by a local web site
  57. 2007-12-16 From: "Michael L. Richardson" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Can anyone help on Monday?
  58. 2007-12-16 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Can anyone help on Monday?
  59. 2007-12-16 From: "Michael L. Richardson" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Can anyone help on Monday?
  60. 2007-12-16 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Can anyone help on Monday?
  61. 2007-12-16 From: "Michael L. Richardson" <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Can anyone help on Monday?
  62. 2007-12-16 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLXS Business Meeting
  63. 2007-12-17 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] GNU Healthcare and IT
  64. 2007-12-17 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [marco-at-digifreedom.net: Wanted: Free Software resources for all families and schools]
  65. 2007-12-17 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [pshapiro-at-his.com: [Dclug] impressions of Eee PC from public library viewpoint]
  66. 2007-12-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [jarod-at-wilsonet.com: Re: New York Stock Exchange moves to Linux]
  67. 2007-12-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10 (SUSE-SA:2007:066)]
  68. 2007-12-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2007:025]
  69. 2007-12-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Acts of Violence in the Universe - News You Might Have Missed
  70. 2007-12-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com: Re: [nylug-talk] HP 5Si]
  71. 2007-12-18 email <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NY and ODF or OOXML
  72. 2007-12-19 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NY and ODF or OOXML
  73. 2007-12-19 email <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NY and ODF or OOXML
  74. 2007-12-19 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Meeting Tonight 6:30PM
  75. 2007-12-19 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Corperate Spying OK for Copyright
  76. 2007-12-23 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] ms-EU Anti-Trust results
  77. 2007-12-24 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] check this out
  78. 2007-12-28 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [gaf-at-blu.org: Re: SCO has been delisted by NASDAQ]
  79. 2007-12-30 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] OLPC
  80. 2007-12-30 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Freedom-IT
  81. 2007-12-30 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Mike's Children Workshop
  82. 2007-12-30 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [newsletter-at-mysql.com: MySQL Newsletter: December 2007]

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