Netflix saw that streaming would be a thing.

2026-02-02 · Bits and Bobs 2/2/26

Netflix saw that streaming would be a thing.
- But they also built a monster of a DVD business on the way to that north star.
- Had they focused on streaming prematurely it wouldn't have work, they would have died.

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