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Igor Ranc's avatar

Wasn't Netflix actively encouraging the sharing? With that Who is watching screen? I think that was part of the plan: suck the oxygen from the competition. Because you can only stream as much per day.

Thanks for your writeup, liked it.

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Gregg's avatar

IMO If Netflix really knew how many people were password sharing then they would be able to clamp down on it.

Besides Netflix has subscription plans that include 1, 2, or 4 streams. I think the real problem Netflix has is people just don't watch it that much and keep it because it's cheap. That's why people are willing to share passwords.

Companies like WBD and DIS have much more extensive catalogs including huge franchises (DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc) which are easier to build upon and generate a ton of revenue in perpetuity. Unless Netflix can do that (which is even harder to do now with the movie theater business suffering) I don't see them having any real advantage. It's also super easy to cancel and resubscribe to these services as needed.

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