On Wednesday, Netflix raised prices from 25% to 60%, setting off a tweetstorm of protests from consumers, with many threatening to cancel their subscriptions. So first a couple of comments on what they did, before I address how they did it and my personal response. It’s still a free market Although there is a lot… Continue reading Thanks Netflix! I can use that $180 a year somewhere else!
Category: Economy
The New Tech Bubble
There has been a lot of noise recently around the question of whether or not we are in another tech bubble, primarily I believe, because of some of the recent high valuations and high-priced acquisitions. The acquisition of Skype by Microsoft last week is only going to serve to highlight the discussion. There are of course, strong voices on either side of the argument.… Continue reading The New Tech Bubble