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human
*hands at sides* Hi, how are you doing tonight? Do you watch Netflix?
gpt
Hey I'm doing well. I do have Netflix. I don't have cable so yeah mostly watch Netflix, what about you?
human
*hands at sides* I have watched some of their stuff. They are willing to take risks on smaller movies. It's refreshing. 
gpt
*takes a step back* Yep I agree with you. It's very screwy that Netflix takes up 33% of the bandwidth in North America, that is so much!
human
People love stories. Regular TV is just not up to it. Also, people can choose the shows when they want.
gpt
Yep and even more impressive, Netflix and YouTube together take up about half of all internet traffic, I wonder if someone else will come along or if they are going to be the two juggernauts for a long time
human
The technology will change. If a newcomer emerges, then Google can buy them. I expect that there will be acquisitions for a while. Netflix can acquire as well.
gpt
Yep that's true. I know that Netflix makes a lot of original shows now. Their first one was in 2012 and it was called Lillehammer, have you ever seen that show
human
*leans forward* I haven't seen it. Is it good? Was it a success? I'm glad somebody is making original shows. The regular TV programming is stale.
gpt
I haven't seen it either. I mostly just like stranger things and the show glow. Do you stream Netflix or do you get the DVDs delivered?
human
I don't use Netflix now. I found that it was a distraction, and I needed time for other things. I used to stream shows. Easier than the DVDs. I'm amazed that Netflix still spends tons on postage.
gpt
I agree. And apparently postage costs 20 
human
20 times more than bandwidth. I believe it. But some people probably want the physical disc. Maybe because their internet is too slow?
gpt
That could be it. Also maybe Netflix doesn't have all of the DVD shows on their streaming service? That's something I don't know. But I know that you can't get every movie that you want on the streaming service that's for sure
human
That could be true. Some shows maybe are only on DVD. Blockbuster certainly messed up when they underestimated the value of Netflix.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* Yeah they did. They had the chance to buy them for only 50 million. And now Netflix is worth 2 billion! That's insane
human
I guess a lot of people underestimated Netflix. Their stock was like $10 a share back in the day. Now it's really gone up. The origins of the company are interesting to me. Reed Hastings must have been very upset!
gpt
*eyes brighten* Haha you're right. To think that Netflix started because of a late fee for keeping Apollo 13 too long LOL that is a good movie though
human
Great film. Late fees suck. Netflix solved that problem. People need convenience. 
gpt
*leans slightly forward* Yep I agree. And people don't want to pay to rent movies and then return them on time and pay the fee like you said. That would be so annoying. So I can definitely see why Blockbuster is gone out of business. Even the local video rental store by me recently went under. I think people just had enough pet business model
human
Yes. Too many things are available through the Internet. A physical business is going to struggle without an online presence. Can TV adapt?
gpt
*tilts head* That's a good question! What kind of TV do you watch?