I'm not saying they should stick with an unpopular decision at all, just that the typical publicly-traded company would be highly likely to do so in order to av

I'm not saying they should stick with an unpopular decision at all, just that the typical publicly-traded company would be highly likely to do so in order to avoid being perceived as incoherent or disorganized. Netflix painted themselves into a corner here, and had no easy way out. Other companies would have chosen a different solution.