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Netflix adds 13.1 million subscribers, tops revenue estimates (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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This is so strange to me. I guess people enjoy being ripped off and getting less and less value for their money.

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[–] rolling_resistance 11 points 10 months ago (19 children)

This would be strange if Netflix didn't have enough of easily accessible good content.

When after finishing work we want to watch “a movie”, it's much easier to choose a Netflix recommendation than to do a half an hour reasearch online and then wait for the movie to be downloaded.

Now add to this time, energy, and expertise needed for looking up and trying pirating options, figuring out technical aspects, paying for a VPN, doing maintenance… Very few can and are willing to do all that.

[–] firadin 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

But does Netflix even have good movies? Like I think it'd be easier to do exactly that but on HBO Max or Disney Plus, or a TV show on Hulu.

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