Netflix has relieved new and disturbing terms for their service which basically admit publicly, to what they were sued for:
“In determining priority for shipping and inventory allocation, we may utilize many different factors, including the number and type of DVDs you rent through our service, the membership plan you select, as well as other uses of our service by you. For example, if all other factors are the same, we give priority to those members who receive the fewest DVDs through our service. The type, number, mix and weighting of the various factors impacting shipping and inventory allocation will change from time to time and will be made in our sole and absolute discretion.”
In other words, if they find you renting and returning quickly, and it ups the amount of monthly dvds you rent, they can intentionally slow down your shipments so you don’t rent too many. They also mention in this section that “most people check out 1-11 dvds in a month”. I guess this is their target # for what they want to allow.
A good site to book mark now is:
Hacking Netflix @ http://www.hackingnetflix.com/