Netflix lists the reasons it won't offer offline downloads for shows and movies

“As an example, what if we can put Netflix in a rack box that essentially contains all of Netflix content that you could imagine putting in an airplane server, right along with our existing offerings? That for me is a more interesting thing; can we make Netflix work on a plane, can we make it work on a train, in hotels? That doesn’t necessarily get you Netflix everywhere, all the time. But I think if we can make that work well, that’s a more interesting proposition than trying to change consumer behaviours.” - Neil Hunt, Netflix via Jacob Siegal, BGR [via/web:http://streaming-tv.us]