> Hastings wanted to get the DVD-only customers off of Netflix so that he wouldn't have to pay for streaming rights they weren't using (or paying for).
I've heard this argument multiple times now, but it flies in the face of the much more logical argument made in the very next paragraph that the content companies want to replace their cable income (no matter what). Meaning in this case if he splits the company in two then they double their prices on the streaming. Given this, splitting seems like a big step for a temporary reprieve.
I've heard this argument multiple times now, but it flies in the face of the much more logical argument made in the very next paragraph that the content companies want to replace their cable income (no matter what). Meaning in this case if he splits the company in two then they double their prices on the streaming. Given this, splitting seems like a big step for a temporary reprieve.