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\f0\fs24 \cf0 IT SEEMS ONE BLUNDER AFTER ANOTHER IS TAKING ITS TOLL ON NETFLIX. FIRST NETFLIX
CHANGED THE PRICING PLANS FOR ITS DVD AND STREAMING SERVICES. THE PRICES WENT UP AND
SO DID THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. TAKE THESE COMPLAINTS ON YOUTUBE FOR INSTANCE.\
\'93Hated it \'96 leaving Netflix.\'94\ AFTER THE COMPLAINTS NETFLIX CEO, REED HASTINGS
APOLOGIZED. \ \'93I wish we had handled the communication
better and for all your patience, I thank you.\'94 \
THEN CAME QWICKSTER\'85THE NEW BRAND FOR THE DVD BY MAIL PORTION OF THE BUSINESS. \
\'93It will be great for us to have a separate website and a separate brand.\'94\
BUT JUST THREE WEEKS LATER THAT STATEMENT NO LONGER RINGS TRUE. NETFLIX SAYS \'93IT
IS CLEAR THAT FOR MANY OF OUR MEMBERS TWO WEBSITES WOULD MAKE THINGS MORE DIFFICULT.\'94
YA DUH. \ \pard\tx6187\pardeftab720\ri697\sa200
\cf0 SO WHEN HASTINGS SAID \'93thanks for your patience, I thank you.\'94 BOY DID HE
REALLY MEAN IT.\ \pard\tx6120\pardeftab720\ri697\sa200
\cf0 HASTING\'92S ISN\'92T THE ONLY CEO OFFERING APPOLOGIES HOWEVER. RIM\'92S BLACKBERRY SMARTPHONES
STARTED HAVING OUTAGES \'96 SO TASKS LIKE ACCESSING EMAIL OR USING BLACKBERRY MESSAGING
WASN\'92T WORKING. IT STARTED IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA AND SLOWLY WORKED ITS
WAY OVER TO CANADA AND THE U-S. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN RIM\'92S EQUIPMENT HOUSED IN DATA
CENTERS. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL ISN\'92T SOLVED AND RIM CO-CEO MIKE LAZ-ER-IE-DII-ZIUS KNOWS
BB USERS EXPECT MORE. \ \'93I apologize for the outages this week
and we let you down. But let me assure you we are working around the clock and you expect
better from us and I expect better from us.\'94\ CTIA RECONVENED IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK WHERE
REALLY THE BIGGEST THEME WAS ANDROID INVADING BUSINESSES. WHETHER IT WAS AN APP, SERVICE,
OR ACCESSORY. HERE\'92S A LOOK AT OUR SISTER SITE LAPTOP MAGAZINE\'92S FAVORITES: FIRST
THE MOTOROLA ATRIX 2. IT\'92S 99 DOLLARS AND FEATURES A SNAPPY DUAL-CORE PROCESSOR, 8 MP
CAMERA, AND COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NEW LAPDOCK A100. THE BEST CONSUMER APP GOES TO POSTCARD
ON THE RUN. BEST EMERGING TECH GOES TO MYRIAD ALIEN DAVLIK 2.0. AND THE CADILAC CUE SNAGGED
THE BEST CAR TECH SPOT. \ \
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK YOU\'92LL GET ARRESTED IN THE FUTURE \'96 WELL I HAVE AN APP FOR
YOU. IT\'92S CALLED \'93I\'92M GETTING ARRESTED.\'94 IT WILL ALERT YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS OR EVEN
YOU\'92RE LEGAL TEAM OF WHAT\'92S HAPPENING AS THE COP\'92S CART YOU AWAY. YOU SIMPLY
PUT IN A MESSAGE BEFORE HAND LIKE HEY I\'92VE BEEN DOING DRUGS ON THE CORNER OF X-AND-X.
IF YOU DON\'92T HEAR FROM ME SHORTLY, PLEASE CALL THE LOCAL POLICE STATION. IT\'92S FUNNY
TO ME, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO THINK IN ADVANCE THAT YOU WILL BE ARRESTED TO PUT THAT MESSAGE
IN. IT WAS CREATED FOR THOSE WHO PROTEST FOR CAUSES BUT REALLY \'96 I JUST SEE A BUNCH
OF POTHEADS USING IT TO ALERT THEIR OTHER FRIENDS OF A POTENTIAL STING.\
\ NOW BEFORE I END THIS EPISODE I KNOW \'96
IOS 5 LAUNCHED ON Wednesday AND THE IPHONE 4S COMES OUT THIS WEEK AS WELL. BUT WE COVERED
THOSE TOPICS LAST WEEK. SO IF YOU WANT THAT INFORMATION, CLICK HERE TO WATCH. AND THAT
ENDS THIS TOPTENREPORTS. I\'92M JESSICA FOUST AND THANKS FOR WATCHING. \
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