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Re:The Shit Show by rsynnott on Monday January 16, 2023 @12:35PM (#34403154)
I was _very_ sceptical of Netflix (the streaming incarnation, not ye olde postal DVD thingy); I didn't think the economics could be made to work, or that everyone would buy an AppleTV or similar to use it (I very much wasn't counting on smarttvs...)
Re:The Shit Show by fennecfoxy on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @07:21AM (#34425859)
Realistically much of the success of Netflix is thanks to a partnership with Microsoft and the Xbox 360.

They didn't have to worry about a set-top box + I believe MS helped them serve content from XBL servers.