To all you Netflix Apologists: Fine. Whatever. Bend over and take it if you want to. The $$ per month is not the point. I won't argue that it's not a good value--it still is.

But I, for one, am tired of getting jacked. Jacked on fuel. Jacked on milk and bread. Jacked on a lack of honest representation in government.

I'm not going to get jacked by Netflix. I can do something about this one. As Anthony Hopkins said in Legends of the Fall, "Screw 'em!"

@foonatic: If you don't want to get "jacked" on fuel, then brew your own biofuel. If you don't want to get "jacked" on milk, raise your own cow, feed it and milk it daily. Don't wanna get "jacked" on bread, then raise your own wheat, harvest it, mill it, roll your own dough and bake the loaf yourself. And if you don't want to get "jacked" on your movies, then start making your own, too.

Oh, what's that? You don't KNOW how? You don't have TIME? You can't AFFORD to buy land for cows and wheat and corn and sunflowers, let alone the tools to make the products you desire? Well then... what EVER shall you do?

Sure, you have the right to complain, but nobody has to listen to it.

Just because someone/a business wants to make more money does not make them GREEDY.

Damn, you all sound like liberal moochers with wealth envy.

I dare anyone to define GREED.... and since you'll probably give me something about excessive, or too much... how do you define when enough is enough?

@llamabox: Right on brother.

personally I'm not to upset... right now I pay 9.99 for unlimited streaming and i dvd at a time. I never really get dvd's through the mail but use the streaming every day. With the price hike you pay 7.99 for unlimited streaming and if you want the dvd as well then you pay an additional 7.99 making it 15.99. if i can't stream it i'll download it. is that sticking it to the man (the studios) enough for you?

@sixdolla: You got it!

There are plenty of free (or given free with other services) to get streaming movies and TV ... Hulu, Xfinity, FIOS, HBOgo, EPIX, etc. So if you already have cable TV then you already get free online streaming.

And Hulu is completely free (unless you want the small upgrade) and have all your TV, plus some movie stuff.

Okay, anyone who didn't see the new rates coming from a mile a way is, and this is the nice version, an idiot. Anyone could see this coming MONTHS ago when they created the option of a streaming-only plan. They even said themselves,
"The fact is that Netflix members are already watching more TV episodes and movies streamed instantly over the Internet than on DVDs, and we expect that trend to continue. Creating the best user experience that we can around watching instantly is how we’re spending the vast majority of our time and resources." (blog.netflix.com/2010/11/new-plan-for-watching-instantly-plus.html)
They also said (again, in 2010) "We are now primarily a streaming video company delivering a wide selection of TV shows and films over the Internet." (geek.com/articles/gadgets/netflix-intros-streaming-only-plan-raises-prices-20101122)
COME ON PEOPLE. You CAN'T say you didn't see this coming. Stop whining and ditch the service. They don't need your business to survive, trust me.

All the whining and boohooing about cost aside.. Why is something that is freely available all the time to ANY new customer even put on here?

Before Netflix emailed me to notify me of the 60% price increase, I would have whole heartedly recommended Netflix. Now, we'll be cancelling our subscription as of Sept. 1st. 60% is just a money grab -- if you haven't read it, you should read the NY Times article about their price increase. Despite what some have assumed, Netflix says the price increase is completely unrelated to the cost of purchasing licenses from the content providers and studios. Apparently, it's because people THINK about their subscription differently than they did 9 months ago. Ridiculous. Whether I think I get 1-DVD-at-a-time for $9.98/mth and unlimited streaming for a $0.01/mth, or that I get unlimited streaming for $8.36/mth and 1 DVD-at-a-time for $1.63/mth is immaterial. Either the price is sufficient or it's not. Netflix admits they are making a profit from the current pricing plan. They also admit that they knew they'd lose customers but that they'd ultimately make more $$ this way. Nice.

@bestbuysucks Either your spouse pays your cable bill or you still live at home with your parents because nothing is free from the cable company. They may say it's "free" but you're definitely paying for it in their high monthly prices. I feel like I'm getting bent over every time I open my cable bill. Gotta keep wife happy though.

Deja Vu * breaking news.... Netflix file bankruptcy be end of 2011 year. due to heavy loss after price increased...**.

Everybody knows that you get one month of Netflix for free . . .

So why is it that when i get on deals.woot.com to look for sweet things to buy I happen to see a netflix ad at least once a week?

Woot, please stop advertising netflix to me!

I think it's outrageous. They upped the prices in January, and they're doing it again. It's ridiculous. They lost my business. They made tons of money when their prices will lower, I wonder how many others will drop their service. Some of us can't afford that much a month for DVD's and streaming. They beat Blockbuster when I first signedup, which is one reason why I went with Netflix. No thanks, I'm done.

@khanada: Well I already have Amazon prime which comes with a lot of free streaming tv and movies ... Plus FIOS which has its own online movies and tv content. There is also Hulu which is free that has even more TV shows and some movies.

I have been thinking about keeping the DVD option only for $7.99 (I think that is what they are going to charge) without the streaming ... but most likely I will cancel all netflix ... then if I wanted to see something a little never there is Amazon On Demand which I can just rent something for a couple dollars. Since i would probably only watch maybe 2 DVDs a month anyhow it is not worth to keep the Netflix.

@khanada: [edit: keep it legal]