Its not very hidden. July 2016, Microsoft and Netflix make a deal to only stream 1080p to edge users. November 2016, Intel and Netflix made a deal to only str

Its not very hidden. July 2016, Microsoft and Netflix make a deal to only stream 1080p to edge users. November 2016, Intel and Netflix made a deal to only stream 4k on Kaby Lake processors. So if you want to watch netflix on desktop, Microsoft brags about 1080p exclusivity and Intel brags about 4k exclusivity. Netflix makes bank in these deals as well as saving on bandwidth costs. I can provide sources if anyone needs them, but you could just google.