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Originally Posted by RawAlex

One interesting thing is that each of these boxes, each of the products attempts to create sort of a "limited" view of the internet, sort of going back to the AOL walled garden approach. I was even looking at some of those internet enabled TVs, and it really seems that companies like Netflix are attempting to obtain a near monopoly on movie delivery.

I cannot picture people buying into a closed system like that.

Myself, I have a "media" PC (wussy little quadcore with a nice video card) that gives me great 1080P display, plays almost anything I throw at it, and gives me full net access. I could in theory add the netflix application, but I don't have to lock myself into it, or Itunes, or any other single provider.

I actually think that in the end, Netflix is likely to get knocked off by someone else who comes up with a better model, finds a way to do it all cheaper, and takes them out on price, convenience, download speed, or quality.

Isn't that the name of the game?
Lock consumers into your financial network of sales. No different from what the Internets been doing from the start.
It's the independent pirate networks that offer you the feeling of freedom while still using their products that might achieve financial success? ..no?