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Comment Re:Applies to other GPL software as well (Score 1) 386

by jwjcmw on Tuesday June 27, 2006 @08:22PM (#15617572) Attached to: GPL Causing Problems for Derivative Linux Distros

Maybe you could put it in the display department...you know...

"I had to go down to the cellar."
"That's the display department."
"With a torch," Arthur continued.
"Ah. The lights had probably gone."
"So had the stairs."
"Well you found the notice, didn't you?"
"Yes. Yes I did. I found it at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, in a dis-used lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the leopard.'."

Evolution of the Netflix Envelope 238

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 21, 2006 @08:21PM from the uhoh-used-the-e-word dept.

An anonymous reader wrote to mention an article over on CNN Money. They go into some detail on what seven years of tinkering has done for the simple red Netflix envelope. From the article: "Years of experimentation went into creating the perfect DVD envelope. In 1999, Netflix started out with a heavy cardboard mailer. With only 100,000 subscribers, costs weren't a concern yet. Then the company experimented with plastic envelopes, which proved not to be recyclable, and padding, which added too much to postage costs. Both top-loading and side-loading envelopes made an appearance."

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