Comments on: Are You Keeping Your Subscription? 86% Of Netflix Users Say ‘House of Cards’ Makes Them Less Likely To Cancel

By: Bryan Christiansen

Bryan Christiansen — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:16:17 +0000

I am a Communication Graduate Student, and I have to say, that sample size is fairly standard, even a bit high for most accepted survey work in academia. What is more important is whether or not it was truly representative of the population (presumably US residents here), and if it was achieved through proper random sampling, neither of which is indicated here.

By: Kyle Kennedy

Kyle Kennedy — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:16:17 +0000

I agree with Kevin. I majority of my colleagues have Netflix subscriptions. I feel that a majority of those are daily users, while there are still some that ignore that 7.99 monthly bill and only use it if there's a movie they've been waiting on that happens to show up. However, I do think they could really do something to the way people watch TV in the long run with more original programming. That is, if no other company figures this out and sees the success with these programs and actually makes something out of it. I feel consumers would be quick to try the hip, new service (if one were created) rather than joining Netflix even if it were a few bucks more because let's face it, even 10 bucks every month is easily payed and forgotten.

By: Kevin McCallum

Kevin McCallum — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:16:17 +0000

The sample size was so small that the entire results from the article are statistically irrelevent. NFLX can't raise prices due to competition and $7.99 is such a small amount that subscribers tend to ignore the bill even if they don't use the service. Profit for Netflix will remain elusive due to content price wars both domestically and abroad. Also, if Netflix doesn't continue to spend heavily on content, the ability to attract additional subs is weak. They are caught in a bad business model.

By: triguous

triguous — Sun, 22 May 2016 03:16:16 +0000

I've canceled my Netflix instant subscription. I finished watching House of Cards as the remaining days counted down, and I won't be renewing. There isn't much to watch movie-wise, and there never really has been. I'll renew once Season 2 is available.