Comments on: Redbox vs Universal: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

By: Universal’s Bluff with Redbox About to Fall Apart? | Inside Redbox

Universal’s Bluff with Redbox About to Fall Apart? | Inside Redbox — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:10:44 +0000

[...] on Aug 31, 2009 under news It has been a few weeks since the court decided to allow the Redbox lawsuit against Universal to go forward. While Universal and their friends have [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:57:15 +0000

Blockbuster seems to vary rental terms all over the place depending upon the judgement of the local management/franchisees. I have seen it characterized as market testing, but essentially corporate has given up trying to figure out what will work and left it up to others. Unfortunately not many people realize this and post about their local BB as if it’s true everywhere.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:18:05 +0000

Huh? Blockbuster $3.00 a day?? Two day rentals?? Am I missing something here?

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:16:15 +0000

Too bad wholesalers can’t get on redboxes side in this fight and not buy at all, or sell to anyone unless the studios treat redbox right. Since it’s hurting them too. But that is way too drastic.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:13:57 +0000

Definately. Sorry Redbox, but if the price goes up, I go away. $1.50, or even $2.00 might SEEM cheap, but considering it’s only for one night, it’s a lot more than brick and mortar stores. Especially with blockbusters no late fees program.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:25:20 +0000

I don’t understand the movie studios logic in this at all. Redbox is actually a good deal(Dollar a day), Blockbuster’s is not (3 dollars a day and most of the time new releases are two day rentals). I don’t actually buy too many dvds and in this economy that seems like less and less people are likely to do go out and buy them either. I don’t have to rent their dvds if their going to make them to expensive for what your getting.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:33:26 +0000

Are you really quoting Wikipedia as your basis in a argument?

You can’t want to be taken seriously if you quote Wikipedia as a Reliable an Unbiased source.

I would NEVER take legal advise from Wiki

Without resorting to Insulting you I will say that this is still a victory for Redbox as much as it is for Universal. Both sides have a reason to claim victory.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:50:49 +0000

Paramount is also going to do it with “Imagine That” (Eddie Murphy) on October 6th. Rental pricing only for 4 or 8 weeks (They haven’t decided yet.), & then will be offered for retail sale after that.

By: Bratpack

Bratpack — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:19:04 +0000

No, Foxwins is a 12yr old kid who is pissed ‘cuz he can’t rent dvds without help from mommy. Its okay Foxwins, Spongebob is coming out next week. Get your sippy cup and your blankie and sit in front of the tv…

By: FalconFour

FalconFour — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:33:48 +0000

How about this. I’ll put up a contest for a free Blu-Ray player (there’s a hyphen in there, in case you didn’t know), and pick a winner. Then, you can buy the player for the contest prize, since you think only cheapos would want a free one. That sound about right?

Dear god, you’re worse than the trolls that were rooting for McCane last year.