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Re:Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros by thayne on Saturday December 06, 2025 @04:18PM (#46176671)
The physical world equivalent would be if Porsche didn't sell their cars, they only leased and rented them, and the lease terms didn't allow subleasing or renting it out, or even letting someone else drive it. And there were no wholesale or reseller agreements to allow other dealerships or rental companies to lease or rent them out.

If Porsche were to do that, a lot of customers would probably switch to BMW or Audi instead. But with Movies and TV, competing products are less fungible.

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Re:Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros by philipallstar on Monday December 15, 2025 @06:37AM (#46273157)
Competing products are far more fungible. Different vehicles have different uses: some can allow you to go on a tour of Europe; some can help you move house; most can drop 3 kids at 3 different schools and then get you to work; some can let you moonlight as a taxi driver efficiently. All movies and TV do very similar things to your life: let you spend some time staring at a screen.
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