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theprof00 said: There is one goal and one reasonfor sending out this survey: GOAL: Find out who and how many people would pay the 9.99$ to watch netflix on wii Reason: Estimate potential subscribers/ potential profit Motives: Break or renegotiate "exclusivity" contract. Which they are bound by according to MS. either way it shows a possible contract cancelation with MS. |
I really hate having to read my post again to get your response so I am just going to skim the red part and give a response based on what I picked up. I also hate reading red, so I likely missed something. Feel free to point it out again in a non-obnoxious color.
Contracts in general are quircky things. They are are to get anyone fully locked into a course of action as there is no firm way to guarantee someone holds up there end. The worst you can do is get them for breach of contract and tag any penalties from that. See Resident Evil 4 being exclusive to the Gamecube.
You also seem to be operating under the assumption that Microsoft does have some sort of exclusivity contract. That seems like a bad assumption in light of this new evidence. It would take a lot of cash to be worth breaking a contract and damaging a business relationship with a major company. Given that the Netflix box has existed longer than the 360 deal, and is much much cheaper I highly doubt there was ever an exclusive deal. You can likely entice a few extraustomers with streaming netflix, but it seems more a way to get people to subscribe to Xbox Live.
And my last line seems pretty clear in context. If you want to renogotiate a contract with a company, you contact that company. You don't send out a survey and hope the company catches wind of it somehow someway. Its inefficient, backhanded, and likely to put some executives in a very bad mood. This weakens your bargaining position considerably.
