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These excerpts taken from the NFLX 10-K filed Feb 25, 2009.

If our efforts to attract subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing valuable recommendations through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include movie retail stores, DVD rental outlets and kiosk services, Internet content providers’ online DVD subscription rental web sites and video package providers with pay per-view and VOD content. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service or originate from word-of-mouth advertising from existing subscribers. If our efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

If our efforts to attract subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing valuable recommendations through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include movie retail stores, DVD rental outlets and kiosk services, Internet content providers’ online DVD subscription rental web sites and video package providers with pay per-view and VOD content. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service or originate from word-of-mouth advertising from existing subscribers. If our efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

If our efforts to attract
subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our
ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing valuable recommendations
through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include movie retail stores, DVD rental
outlets and kiosk services, Internet content providers’ online DVD subscription rental web sites and video package providers with pay per-view and VOD content. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce
new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service or originate from word-of-mouth advertising from existing subscribers. If our efforts to
satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

SIZE="2">If we experience excessive rates of churn, our revenues and business will be harmed.

We must minimize the rate of loss of
existing subscribers while adding new subscribers. Subscribers cancel their subscription to our service for many reasons, including a perception that they do not use the service sufficiently, delivery takes too long, the service is a poor value,
competitive services provide a better value or experience and customer service issues are not satisfactorily resolved. We must continually add new subscribers both to replace subscribers who cancel and to grow our business beyond our current
subscriber base. If too many of our subscribers cancel our service, or if we are unable to attract new subscribers in numbers sufficient to grow our business, our operating results will be adversely affected. If we are unable to successfully compete
with current and new competitors in both retaining our existing subscribers and attracting new subscribers, our churn will likely increase and our business will be adversely affected. Further, if excessive numbers of subscribers cancel our service,
we may be required to incur significantly higher marketing expenditures than we currently anticipate to replace these subscribers with new subscribers.

SIZE="2">Deterioration in the economy could impact our business.

Netflix is an entertainment service, and payment for our service
may be considered discretionary on the part of many of our current and potential subscribers. To the extent the overall economy continues to deteriorate, such as in the case of a prolonged recession, our business could be impacted as subscribers
choose either to leave our service or reduce their service levels. Also, efforts to attract new subscribers may be adversely impacted.

If our efforts to attract
subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our
ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing valuable recommendations
through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include movie retail stores, DVD rental
outlets and kiosk services, Internet content providers’ online DVD subscription rental web sites and video package providers with pay per-view and VOD content. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce
new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service or originate from word-of-mouth advertising from existing subscribers. If our efforts to
satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

SIZE="2">If we experience excessive rates of churn, our revenues and business will be harmed.

We must minimize the rate of loss of
existing subscribers while adding new subscribers. Subscribers cancel their subscription to our service for many reasons, including a perception that they do not use the service sufficiently, delivery takes too long, the service is a poor value,
competitive services provide a better value or experience and customer service issues are not satisfactorily resolved. We must continually add new subscribers both to replace subscribers who cancel and to grow our business beyond our current
subscriber base. If too many of our subscribers cancel our service, or if we are unable to attract new subscribers in numbers sufficient to grow our business, our operating results will be adversely affected. If we are unable to successfully compete
with current and new competitors in both retaining our existing subscribers and attracting new subscribers, our churn will likely increase and our business will be adversely affected. Further, if excessive numbers of subscribers cancel our service,
we may be required to incur significantly higher marketing expenditures than we currently anticipate to replace these subscribers with new subscribers.

SIZE="2">Deterioration in the economy could impact our business.

Netflix is an entertainment service, and payment for our service
may be considered discretionary on the part of many of our current and potential subscribers. To the extent the overall economy continues to deteriorate, such as in the case of a prolonged recession, our business could be impacted as subscribers
choose either to leave our service or reduce their service levels. Also, efforts to attract new subscribers may be adversely impacted.

If our efforts to attract
subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our
ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing valuable recommendations
through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include movie retail stores, DVD rental
outlets and kiosk services, Internet content providers’ online DVD subscription rental web sites and video package providers with pay per-view and VOD content. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce
new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service or originate from word-of-mouth advertising from existing subscribers. If our efforts to
satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

SIZE="2">If we experience excessive rates of churn, our revenues and business will be harmed.

We must minimize the rate of loss of
existing subscribers while adding new subscribers. Subscribers cancel their subscription to our service for many reasons, including a perception that they do not use the service sufficiently, delivery takes too long, the service is a poor value,
competitive services provide a better value or experience and customer service issues are not satisfactorily resolved. We must continually add new subscribers both to replace subscribers who cancel and to grow our business beyond our current
subscriber base. If too many of our subscribers cancel our service, or if we are unable to attract new subscribers in numbers sufficient to grow our business, our operating results will be adversely affected. If we are unable to successfully compete
with current and new competitors in both retaining our existing subscribers and attracting new subscribers, our churn will likely increase and our business will be adversely affected. Further, if excessive numbers of subscribers cancel our service,
we may be required to incur significantly higher marketing expenditures than we currently anticipate to replace these subscribers with new subscribers.

SIZE="2">Deterioration in the economy could impact our business.

Netflix is an entertainment service, and payment for our service
may be considered discretionary on the part of many of our current and potential subscribers. To the extent the overall economy continues to deteriorate, such as in the case of a prolonged recession, our business could be impacted as subscribers
choose either to leave our service or reduce their service levels. Also, efforts to attract new subscribers may be adversely impacted.

These excerpts taken from the NFLX 10-K filed Feb 28, 2008.

If our efforts to attract subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing accurate recommendations through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include video retailers, video rental outlets, kiosk services, Internet content providers, including online DVD rental services, cable channels, such as HBO, Showtime and Starz, pay per-view and VOD. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service, originate from word-of-mouth advertising and are directly referred to our service from existing subscribers. If our efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

If our efforts to attract
subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract subscribers to our service. Our
ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing accurate recommendations
through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Competitors include video retailers, video rental
outlets, kiosk services, Internet content providers, including online DVD rental services, cable channels, such as HBO, Showtime and Starz, pay per-view and VOD. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce
new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers are rejoining our service, originate from word-of-mouth advertising and are directly referred to our service from
existing subscribers. If our efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">If the market segment for online DVD rentals saturates, our business will be adversely affected.

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">We have experienced rapid growth of our online DVD rental subscription business since our inception. We have attracted a large number of subscribers who
have traditionally used video retailers, video rental outlets, cable channels, pay-per-view and VOD for their in-home filmed entertainment. While the market segment for online DVD rental has grown significantly, we saw our growth slow in 2007. Our
slowing growth appears primarily to be the result of the rapid growth of our direct competitor, Blockbuster Online. Even with the apparent reduced competitive threat from Blockbuster Online, our rate of growth may continue to slow. Such slowing
growth could indicate that the market segment for online rentals is beginning to saturate. While we believe that online DVD rentals will continue to grow for the foreseeable future, if this market segment were to saturate, our business would be
adversely affected.

This excerpt taken from the NFLX 10-K filed Feb 28, 2007.

If our efforts to attract subscribers are not successful, our revenues will be adversely affected.

We must continue to attract new subscribers. To succeed, we must continue to attract a large number of subscribers who have traditionally used video retailers, video rental outlets, cable channels, such as HBO and Showtime, pay-per-view and VOD for in-home filmed entertainment. In addition, we face direct competition to our service, namely from services like Blockbuster Online, that will likely impact our ability to attract subscribers. Our ability to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with a valuable and quality experience for selecting, viewing, receiving and returning titles, including providing accurate recommendations through our recommendation service. Furthermore, the relative service levels, pricing and related features of competitors to our service may adversely impact our ability to attract subscribers. If consumers do not perceive our service offering to be of value, or if we introduce new services that are not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract subscribers. In addition, many of our new subscribers originate from word-of-mouth advertising and referrals from existing subscribers. If our efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract new subscribers, and as a result, our revenues will be adversely affected.

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