Quoting Grendell:

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Is the general consensus here still that that makes people happy?

No one ever said that they are happy with this decision of the studios.
But still the studios are free to offer what ever they like, it's up to us to buy it or let it rot in the shelves.

So when you are actually buying this sh*** it's you to promote this barbarism.
The studios would mostly listen to their bank accounts. If nobody would buy, they would (hopefully) soon enough regret the decision.

So once more:
If you don't want the product, don't buy it.
There is absolutely no sense in buying it and start complaining that you actually wanted something else.

Quoting CharlieM:

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So are people happy with what the rental companies are putting out?  My answer is, most of the viewing public doesn't care...

This...along with what Silence said.

This is certainly one of the most bizzarre threads I have ever seen. Clearly someone has  very little understanding of business, demographics and how the market functions. Will give some detail soon.

Quoting Grendell:

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Is the general consensus here still that that makes people happy?

Not sure about the general consensus but as somebody who hasn't stepped foot in a rental store (or used Netflix), it really doesn't effect me. So, I suppose I'm still happy as I always get the retail version with all the bells and whistles.

Quoting Jimmy S:

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Yes
You got what you pay for get over it.

Some of you people really are something else.

Quoting Grendell:

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This whole thread has got to be on of the most unbelievable bizarre things I have ever read. Ever.

Now, I think the general consensus would agree with that...

Quoting Grendell:

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What a whole lot of you seem to be ignoring (not sure why) is that this strongly affects the used markets.

Sorry but this wouldn't affect me at all.
In the few cases that I bought used datacarriers I did this in physical stores where I could check what I got. It would never come to my mind to buy something used in an online store (first of all because you can't check the condition).

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This whole thread has got to be on of the most unbelievable bizarre things I have ever read. Ever.

And here I full-heartedly agree.
For me (and obviously most of the other users) it is quite normal to get informed about the purchased product BEFORE you actually bought it.

But I guess in a country where someone can (successfully!!) sue the manufacturer of a sports-bicycle for not making the warning "Driving without lights at night can (and will) seriously damage your health" big enough, a behaviour like this was to be expected.

In fact this is one of the reasons why the so-called "free market" should be abolished and replaced by state-directed-economy. (    ) (Just wanted to add my fair share of bizarre)

Quoting Silence_of_Lambs:

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But I guess in a country where someone can (successfully!!) sue the manufacturer of a sports-bicycle for not making the warning "Driving without lights at night can (and will) seriously damage your health" big enough, a behaviour like this was to be expected.

Did this really happen?! Wow, unbelievable, although sometimes i think people don't think anymore.

I work in a shop selling games and accessories, and on the package of a 14.98 HDMi cable was a picture of a TV, a PS3, a XBox 360 and a Blu-ray player. On the cover it was mentioned "TV, PS3, X360 and other hardware sold separately"!!!

Of course i was disappointed, i'd expected all that to be included for 14.98!

Paul