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Originally Posted by Catlady
Netflix. All I see are options to browse by genres and subgenres.
ETA: I'm glad there's a search function if you're a member, but it's pretty stupid not to have it for everyone. What doofus decided that? I don't like the idea of signing up for something, even free, that is going to automatically renew, before I can even find out if they're offering movies/TV shows that I'm interested in.
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You can search directly from a url like this:
http://www.netflix.com/Search?v1=spiderman
It does seem it would have been sensible to put a search box on the main page, but I'm not sure I really agree with your point. You would make a recurring monthly subscription decision by individually searching for specific things available at this moment?? It seems far more people would make such a decision by browsing for the KIND OF STUFF they are interested in to get a sense of whether there will be a volume of stuff to watch.
If you are searching for one specific thing, it seems it would be far cheaper to seek that one thing our for a much cheaper one-time price elsewhere.
I totally agree with the point in Apple's case, though. If you want to purchase one book or one movie, and you don't have an Apple device, it appears you have to install iTunes first even to search for it. That's just stupid.