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My biggest question about Netflix is why wouldn't Disney just create their own service? Netflix seems like it can survive only if their are enough content producers that don't have enough content to create their own service (or partner with a bigger player).

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Why wouldn't they going forward or why didn't they? It might be too late going forward, not sure consumers are interesting in paying for a Disney service, a Sony service, an NBC/Universal service... that ship has sailed.

People add the Disney channel package to their cable. If they can get their "app" on enough devices, I don't think that will be the problem. I just don't see the advantage to a middle man for these companies with large libraries.

I don't think any video play is too late, we are still very early and customers know how to switch.

FYI Disney is already an investor in Hulu. But I wouldn't be surprised if Netflix got acquired...

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