Originally Posted By: the G-man
Netflix wants to abandon this whole Netflix thing and just be HBO, basically: Continuing a trajectory that will make a fascinating cautionary example for some future business class, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has made explicit his intentions to transform his company from a once-powerful titan of a unique industry into an ordinary cable channel, saying it was Netflix’s “natural direction” to be bundled in an ordinary cable package someday and provide an ordinary sampling of cable offerings.



The hell?

This is kind of like Jeff Bezos announcing Amazon's "natural direction" would be to open a bunch of brick and mortar book stores.


Netflix doesn't have much choice with studios holding off on their content to push their own streaming services and Comcast now jumping into the mix. Netflix is going to have to offer something the rest don't to stay afloat. Right now, Comcast's service is free for current customers to a portion of their catalog. For $5 you get access to everything, which is near equivalent to Netflix, plus access to HBO content not offered by Netflix and more.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."