News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Disney+ hit by technical glitches on launch day. Parent comment

Re:Disney+ hit by technical glitches on launch day by freeflight on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @09:45PM (#21520759)
> Disney is playing a very risky gambit here.

Disney has way deeper pockets than Netflix, they can afford to play the long game, spending their revenue on gaining market shares.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Disney+ hit by technical glitches on launch day by denormalfloat on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:16AM (#21522011)
Disney is in a tough spot since they also pay dividends. Companies typically don't ever reduce their dividends, which leaves Disney unable to spend that cash on their growth.
[ Parent | on HN ]