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The big problem for Netflix was that their data was all from DVD rentals, but by the end of the contest, their business model was very streaming oriented. As y
by joker3 7y ago
The big problem for Netflix was that their data was all from DVD rentals, but by the end of the contest, their business model was very streaming oriented. As you might imagine, people have beliefs about what they'll want to watch in a few days that don't exactly match up with what they want to watch now. That difference killed the model.
- mv4 7y agoanother problem was that their "user" was actually a household, with a range of (sometimes conflicting) likes and interests - which could result in strange recommendations. They finally added profiles to fix that data problem.
- modeless 7y agoThanks, this makes more sense than any other explanation I've heard for why they didn't use the Netflix prize model in production.