Multiple Queues being axed Kept

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This just in; from the folks at Netflix. Due to overwhelming demand, they are going to keep user profiles. Yeah!

From Netflix:

We Are Keeping Netflix Profiles

Dear (Redacted),
You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how important Profiles are. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused. We hope the next time you hear from us we will delight, and not disappoint, you.

-Your friends at Netflix

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Netflix users that participate in multiple queues, got some bad news yesterday. Netflix has decided to discontinue the feature on September 1st, 2008.

For those of you who have not used multiple profiles; they allowed you to split up your monthly movie allotment amongst separate users. In our house that meant that the kids and my wife had a single movie lineup and I had a two movie lineup. When a movie from thier queue went back to Netflix, they got one of their kids movies or chic flicks in return. Likewise, when I crammed in two discs from the Battlestar Galactica series and return them I get Fletch and Beowulf back instead of All Dogs Go To Heaven. If the kids decide to sit on a Go Diego Go video for two weeks it doesn't affect my movies.

Below is the text of the announcment:

Important News Regarding Netflix Profiles
Dear Netflix user(name redacted),

We wanted to let you know we will be eliminating Profiles, the feature that allowed you to set up separate DVD Queues under one account, effective September 1, 2008.

Each additional Profile Queue will be unavailable after September 1, 2008. Before then, we recommend you consolidate any of your Profile Queues to your main account Queue or print them out.

While it may be disappointing to see Profiles go away, this change will help us continue to improve the Netflix website for all our customers.

If you have any questions, please go to http://www.netflix.com/Help?p_faqid=3962 or call us anytime at 1 (888) 638-3549. We apologize for any inconvenience.

- The Netflix Team

I am sad to see this feature go although I understand that it will spur some people to get their own account instead of watching movies on their in-laws account. More revenue for Netflix.

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