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I don't consider them tech. The article even says "Netflix hosts their movies on Amazon".

• jmsdnns 11y ago
  I think you're right. I was thinking in terms of stocks and not raw tech. Thanks.
• mywittyname 11y ago
  Yes, Netflix has pivoted themselves as a content company, a la HBO. Then again, the line for "tech company" is beginning to blur, since every company is so heavily reliant on technology.
  • Silhouette 11y ago
    Netflix is an interesting study in this respect, because they demonstrate both the immense potential if you control a dominant tech platform, and how at the same time relying on platform ownership can become your Achilles heel because you're ultimately just a middle man. With the likes of HBO launching their own services to distribute their own original content, they have relatively little need for Netflix. Netflix, on the other hand, is nothing without good content, and in the face of declining third party content it has little choice but to move into creating its own to remain relevant. And then suddenly it's "just another" content producer, instead of "the" platform.