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In 24 Hours, Netflix Could Lose 25% of Its Subscribers

7 pointsby bretpiattover 5 years ago

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Qwertystopover 5 years ago
Mostly sounds true, but one thing Netflix offered that none of the per-studio streaming services can: it was one subscription with everything.<p>All the others will have their own catalog, but they won&#x27;t have each others&#x27;. Is everything you want to watch coming from the same place? Which one will you pick, or do you want to manage five accounts each with their own bill?<p>(admittedly, if you only watch movies and not much TV, the answer might be &quot;yes, Disney&quot;)<p>My personal solution to this is to subscribe ad-hoc, without renewal, only when I want to watch something; basically I&#x27;m treat it as the individual-rental model with a discount if I happen to want to see two things from the same service in quick succession (hasn&#x27;t happened yet). If you watch more than me that might not be practical; I usually watch less than five shows or movies in a year, and half of that is when family members want to show me so it&#x27;s on their accounts.