Netflix signed the agreement in the first place, they clearly knew what would happen: important and large parts of catalog was only temporary, until the competi

Netflix signed the agreement in the first place, they clearly knew what would happen: important and large parts of catalog was only temporary, until the competition started their own services or otherwise pulled content. They knew their catalog was going away, yet they offered it to attract users, who are now increasingly becoming disillusioned and leaving the service with a bitter aftertaste. See sibling comments. I also did not pin this on Netflix, though I did say users -- it is in the rights holders' interests that their content gains popularity so they can sell merchandise, and produce more content. They are pulling the rug out from underneath that audience too.