Netflix just sent out the following e-mail to notify customers that they are keeping the Profiles feature:

Todd on the Netflix Community Blog had the following to say:

For users of Profiles, I have good news to report: we will keep the feature with no plans to discontinue it. We were persuaded by the well-reasoned, sincere responses of loyal members who very much value this feature. As someone who enjoys helping his four-year-old daughter manage her one-DVD-at-a-time, G-rated sub-account, I identified with these thoughtful pleas to maintain Profiles. Because of an ongoing desire to make our website easier to use, we believed taking a feature away that is only used by a very small minority would help us improve the site for everyone. Listening to our members, we realized that users of this feature often describe it as an essential part of their Netflix experience. Simplicity is only one virtue and it can certainly be outweighed by utility. As for improving Profiles, there are no definite plans in place yet, but, like everything at Netflix, we seek to make it better and we are open to suggestions. Non-users of the feature and new members will be able to access Profiles in 2-3 weeks. Existing users will be able to continue their use, uninterrupted. We apologize for any inconvenience the previous announcement caused.



Thanks to Sean, Dave, Chris, Chris, Holly, Adam, Arul, Ken, Doron, Andy, Joseph, Timothy, Brian, Simon, Robert, Jason, Matt, Katelyn, and everyone else for sending this in.