Netflix Hasn't Forgotten About Its 4.3 Million DVD Subscribers (qz.com)

Posted by msmash on Wednesday January 4, 2017 @07:20AM from the won't-let-go dept.

Netflix hasn't forgotten about its DVD service, which millions of people still use. From a report on Quartz: The company is touting a new app that DVD customers can use to manage their Netflix queues, search for DVD and Blu-ray titles, and get movie recommendations. Those features for DVD subscribers vanished from the main Netflix app back in 2011, leaving subscribers to manage their accounts on DVD.com. The new app, called DVD Netflix, is currently only available on Apple's iOS in the US, which is the only country the DVD service is offered in. About 4.2 million people in the US still rent DVDs from Netflix.

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Re:Nuke Hollywood from orbit, it's the only way... by boguslinks · 2017-01-04 09:18 · Score: 4, Insightful

Yes, the summary twice says people are "still" using the DVD service, as if it's an Abacus. Especially if you like some obscure and/or non-US movies, the DVD inventory is the only place to find most of what you want to watch.