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Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by dcow on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @07:20PM (#38945577)
I genuinely don't think Netflix discovered or believes that. I think if they could they'd have the highest quality and most extensive library possible. I think other media companies got stupid business school level FOMO and tried to copy Netflix when they didn't realize that Neflix is the Steam of videos/shows and as a user I don't want N streaming apps I want one or two. So the market is selecting for a few high quality streaming implementations because the market doesn't want 20 separate cable bills all tallying more than a single cable bill with content licensing. Netflix will be the streaming service I purchase again once their library comes back online, unless Apple TV+ is competitive at that point.
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by tourmalinetaco on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @07:46PM (#38945826)
For us Netflix has been replaced, we don’t keep subscribed to it as everything they have that we want is available elsewhere and with better deals. So personally I would say it could be the Steam of streaming; if Steam was split into many more platforms which all provided a large chunk of desired content while Steam wallowed with the scraps for revenue via price-gouging and account limitations.
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by imbnwa on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @08:58PM (#38946437)
Apple isn’t interested in replacing Netflix, they’re purposely keeping it “small batch artisanal”
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by yincrash on Thursday January 11, 2024 @12:28AM (#38948119)
"It's not TV, it's _Apple tv+_"
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by jacoblambda on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @09:33PM (#38946718)
Isn't apple tv currently in talks to merge with paramount plus?
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by jmisavage on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @09:55PM (#38946902)
Nope. You’re thinking of Warner Brothers Discovery and Paramount.
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by jacoblambda on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @10:49PM (#38947326)
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by klausa on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:52PM (#38947781)
A "bundle" and "merger" are a very different things.
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by dataflow on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:54PM (#38947790)
Merge or bundle? Merge is a company thing, bundle is a product thing.
Re:Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) by jerrysievert on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @11:25PM (#38947575)
oh, that would be horrible, I canceled "max" after the discovery takeover, I'd hate to cancel paramount+ as well, they have a good catalog that discovery would eviscerate.