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Netflix had every movie when the production companies viewed streaming as a minor distraction.

Every movie.

Now that every corporate interest wants a streaming site of their own, bittorrent looks attractive again.



>Netflix had every movie when the production companies viewed streaming as a minor distraction.

That is simply wrong. Why would they even have maintained a DVD rental service under those circumstances? All my "movie buff" friends always maintained a DVD rental subscription.


Because broadband penetration at the time wasn't as large as it is today.




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