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S&P 500 adds Netflix to its queue

26 points by bjonathan 16y ago

krosaen 16y ago
i do not have the power to downvote, but I don't think this is a deeply interesting article. http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html
- Zev 16y ago
  Netflix replacing the NY Times in the S&P 500? I think thats fascinating to know about.
  - foresterh 16y ago
    Yeah, great headline, but also interesting that Kodak and NY Times, behemoths of the past, are being replaced by Netflix, a behemoths of the future...
  - krosaen 16y ago
    Guess I'm just saying I prefer more in depth articles on HN over news blurbs. For instance, if there was eventually a follow up article that explored the changing landscape of business, that would be the kind of article I would like to see on HN; I can read the headlines elsewhere. That said, maybe the thoughtful discussions about headlines here are worthwhile.
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    - chc 16y ago
      If that were what you wanted to say, there are much less snarky ways to go about it. Being snarky is the best way to get a marginal comment downvoted five million times.
      - krosaen 16y ago
        point taken :)
- avree 16y ago
  Ironically, in posting this comment you've already done the very action you were complaining about! Anyways - there is no doubt that this article is interesting. It is a sharp sign of the times - venerated, 'unshakable' establishments such as the New York Times are being pushed out, while upstart tech companies are moving in.
maukdaddy 16y ago
Now that is a good headline.
lkrubner 16y ago
Some companies continue to surprise, year after year. For me, Amazon and Netflix are the 2 that are the most frequently underestimated. I recall a few years ago when Amazon came out with AWS and stock analysts were like, "Why are they bothering with this tech stuff? They are a bookstore. They should focus on the core competencies." The analysts somehow missed that running a web site on a galactic scale was, in fact, part of Amazon's core competence. Netflix, in its battle against Blockbuster and other media giants, seems to epitomize that quote that is often attributed to Ghandi: First they ignore you Then they laugh at you Then they fight you Then you win.

26 points by bjonathan 16y ago

i do not have the power to downvote, but I don't think this is a deeply interesting article. http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html http://ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

Zev 16y ago
Netflix replacing the NY Times in the S&P 500? I think thats fascinating to know about.
- foresterh 16y ago
  Yeah, great headline, but also interesting that Kodak and NY Times, behemoths of the past, are being replaced by Netflix, a behemoths of the future...
- krosaen 16y ago
  Guess I'm just saying I prefer more in depth articles on HN over news blurbs. For instance, if there was eventually a follow up article that explored the changing landscape of business, that would be the kind of article I would like to see on HN; I can read the headlines elsewhere. That said, maybe the thoughtful discussions about headlines here are worthwhile.
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  - chc 16y ago
    If that were what you wanted to say, there are much less snarky ways to go about it. Being snarky is the best way to get a marginal comment downvoted five million times.
    - krosaen 16y ago
      point taken :)
avree 16y ago
Ironically, in posting this comment you've already done the very action you were complaining about! Anyways - there is no doubt that this article is interesting. It is a sharp sign of the times - venerated, 'unshakable' establishments such as the New York Times are being pushed out, while upstart tech companies are moving in.

maukdaddy 16y ago

Now that is a good headline.

lkrubner 16y ago

Some companies continue to surprise, year after year. For me, Amazon and Netflix are the 2 that are the most frequently underestimated. I recall a few years ago when Amazon came out with AWS and stock analysts were like, "Why are they bothering with this tech stuff? They are a bookstore. They should focus on the core competencies." The analysts somehow missed that running a web site on a galactic scale was, in fact, part of Amazon's core competence. Netflix, in its battle against Blockbuster and other media giants, seems to epitomize that quote that is often attributed to Ghandi: First they ignore you Then they laugh at you Then they fight you Then you win.