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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by shbooms on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:23PM (#29786236)
>There was never a time when you could name a film and expect it to be on Netflix to stream.

That's not what your parent comment was suggesting. It was saying that Netflix's streaming collection was the same as Blockbuster's physical DVD collection, which was big but not unlimited (i.e. "every film you can think of")

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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by pcthrowaway on Monday January 03, 2022 @03:36PM (#29786453)
The GP comment referenced the netflix "subscription", not streaming. Netflix used to have the content brought to you on DVD if it wasn't available to stream.
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Re:Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the ye... by shbooms on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:41PM (#29788698)
They actually still offer the DVD service which has a much broader selection (basically any and all new releases just like RedBox plus a lot of stuff from the past 20-30+ years) but it's basically a stand-alone service now that costs between 7.99 - 14.99/month depending on how many simaltaneous DVDs you want to have out and the format (DVD vs Blu-ray)

https://dvd.netflix.com/Movies

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