September 19, 2011 04:33 am EDT

Netflix spins DVD-by-mail service off into Qwikster, says it's 'done' with price changes (video)

Over on Netflix's official blog, company head Reed Hastings has announced in a surprisingly humble blog post and video (embedded after the break) that it's splitting the DVD-by-mail business away into a new venture called Qwikster. While the recent price changes already split the cost for each service, when this takes effect in a few weeks it will result in two different websites, two different sets of movie ratings and queues, and two different charges on customer's bills. Another change? Netflix..oops, we mean Qwikster, is getting into video game rentals, available for an extra charge similar to the existing Blu-ray disc option.
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