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And yet, I have both a Netflix and a Hulu subscription, and we get some access to Amazon's video selection via Prime.

And yet, two (maybe two and a half) isn't the "dozen" the grandparent post is discussing.

There's room for a couple services with good content libraries. I don't know that there's room for each major media company to have their own. I've personally opted to skip the new Star Trek series because I have no interest in a CBS-specific streaming service.

Same, but there aren't that many large movie theater companies. AMC competing against a third-party "shitload of movies" provider isn't diluting the pool too much.

Its not fragmented enough, and prices are still dirt cheap.

AV subscriptions are 20-50 dollars per month.

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