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Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros

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1741 points meetpateltech | 1 comments | 05 Dec 25 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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GaryBluto ◴[05 Dec 25 12:27 UTC] No.46160367[source]▶
I wonder if an antitrust suit will be filed, this seems like a pretty significant acquisition.
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embedding-shape ◴[05 Dec 25 12:29 UTC] No.46160390[source]▶
Considering the words they're using across the announcement, it seems they're well aware what this will trigger, everything seems carefully chosen so someone can later point at this announcement and say "See, we think this will add MORE user choice, not less, which is good for competition!".
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tehwebguy ◴[05 Dec 25 12:34 UTC] No.46160442[source]▶
Every major merger announcement includes this obvious lie.
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utucuro ◴[05 Dec 25 12:36 UTC] No.46160463[source]▶
It is not a lie though. WB content is not globally available, Netflix content is. I for one, welcome access to stuff that WB has been sitting on without letting me pay them for it.
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1. embedding-shape ◴[05 Dec 25 13:00 UTC] No.46160700[source]▶
> WB content is not globally available, Netflix content is.

Neither are "globally available" as "globally" includes countries that are currently under US embargo, and both those companies are US companies who (supposedly) follow US law.

What you're welcoming isn't "I didn't have access before, now I do!" but rather "I could give Company A money to see this, now I can give company B money to see the same!" which I guess you're happy about, but other's obviously see it for what it is, no practical change except for shareholders.