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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by sp332 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:17AM (#21006280)
Several sites have regular articles on what's leaving Netflix. e.g. https://netflixupdate.com/leaving-netflix/

Edit: I don't think this is a positive thing for Netflix. And trying to keep up with it probably would just give customers anxiety. But it's a constant reminder that you don't really get to watch what you want with Netflix, which I think is useful to be reminded of now and then.

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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by nickjj on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:32AM (#21006439)
Yes but the experience for this is very poor. Now you need to browse a different site on a very regular basis to remember exactly what's coming and going.

If you can barely remember what you ate for dinner 6 nights ago, how are you going to remember the ~50 titles they are removing at varying days in September?

Plus, sites and patterns like this just further fuel the "better watch what Netflix says to watch" motto. Your viewing selections are shaped by what's coming and going instead of what you want to watch.

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