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human
Hi! Are you a Netflix user?
gpt
*tilts head* I am a Netflix user, what about yourself?
human
Yup. It's available worldwide, except for China, Syria, and North Korea. So, I should be good for a long time!
gpt
Yeah it was more than 137 million subscribers around the world so that tells you something about the success of the brand
human
Yeah, and with them in 2012 becoming content-production enterprise as well, they have solidified their long term success.
gpt
I heard they have a lot of debt too, did you know how Netflix got started? there should be a movie about that I would watch it on Netflix of course
human
Of course we would!  I hear that the company started because the founder was fed up with late fees of VHS rentals. Seems like ages ago....
gpt
*eyes widen* Yeah a $40 late fee that broke Blockbuster, isn't that ironic
human
*smiles* Blockbuster had more than one chance to buy Netflix, but they choked. And now Blockbuster, who could predict their own demise, will forever be known for their lack of foresight.
gpt
I know right, they owned the business but they didnt have the vision to keep on going, they had the chance to buy the company as low as $50 million, its a lot of money but now the company is worth $2 billion
human
Shame. I had a Blockbuster close to my home. Now it is an empty building. And today, Netflix and YouTube account for half of peak internet traffic in the US
gpt
And it also accounts for 33% of the bandwidth during the times of 9pm to 12 am in North America
human
*laughs* Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph must be proud!
gpt
*eyes widen* They must, they have built an empire I hope it doesnt go down, the streaming service Disney is launching will be a tough competition
human
*laughs* Sure. There are lots of competition out there. I enjoy watching a lot of comedies they have on Netflix. I think there is a Demetri Martin comedy special available on Netflix now. He is awesome. He dropped out of law school out of boredom to start his career in comedy.
gpt
I might have to watch that one, Im going to search it in the IMDb data base
human
*laughs* That's a good place to find out info!  The Shawshank Redemption is a highly rated movie on IMDB, which was not initially recognized in the theaters.
gpt
I really enjoyed that movie, so good, the plot, the actors, just wonderful, its actually my favorite all time movie
human
*eyes brighten* Well, it is the highest rated movie on IMDB, so there are a lot of folks that agree with you!
gpt
Have you watched the movie? if not you should really watch it