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There are two distinct problems: content and content access. Games, tv shows, films, these are the content we want. Netflix, HBO go, Hulu, steam, battle.net, t
by mabbo 5y ago
There are two distinct problems: content and content access.
Games, tv shows, films, these are the content we want. Netflix, HBO go, Hulu, steam, battle.net, these are content access systems.
What consumers want is legal access to all content they desire with competing offerings for the way in which they access the content. Competition drives quality, innovation, consumer value.
The problem is that we have a system today where the content access systems have monopoly control over subsets of the content. So there's no competition around the access system- if you want that content, it comes bundled inside that content access system. You have no choice if you want the content, so why would anyone invest in making theirs the best?