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>This is the big thing that sets Netflix apart for me from other internet companies Oh please. By some miracle every Netflix-produced thing has a >90%-match wi
by Joe-Z 8y ago
>This is the big thing that sets Netflix apart for me from other internet companies
Oh please. By some miracle every Netflix-produced thing has a >90%-match with my preferences, yet somehow when I type in movies that I want to watch I find Netflix had them in their catalogue but never bothered to suggest them to me.
They want you to see self-produced stuff and then a show and not a movie (so you stay on longer) and not to find the best matches for your taste.
Also, giving them Kudos for not doing something that should have been a no-starter in the first place sets a pretty low bar for giving someone Kudos.
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoSo you don't think there's a difference between: A) A company that makes money from you spending as much time on their website as possible B) A website that makes a set amount of money per user because you voluntarily pay them every month Company A is not inclined to optimize for user happiness, whereas company B absolutely is. If these two companies do not take different approaches, then one or both of them is doing something wrong. Edit: And for the record, I do think that on the whole, Netflix is behaving far too much like Company A despite having Company B's business model.
- Joe-Z 8y agoYes, I think there should be a difference between companies A and B and obviously Netflix has its upsides like no Netflix-unrelated) ads. However... your edit sums it up pretty nicely ;)