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Re:How useful was the Netflix Prize challenge for Netflix? by Karunamon on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:25PM (#27757007)
Netflix doesn't run ads for anything but their own content, right? It would seem to me their best customer is one who pays their monthly sub and then never uses the service.
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Re:How useful was the Netflix Prize challenge for Netflix? by jaxr on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:57PM (#27757189)
That does not correspond to reality. Netflix (said they) will cancel accounts that have remained unused for long periods of time [1]

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/net...

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