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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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srameshc ◴[05 Dec 25 12:44 UTC] No.46160524[source]▶
I never imagined that a service that ships DVD via mail would one day buy Warner Brothers. It is amazing how innovation and focus can change the game. Someday a new startup will piggy bank on Netflix and probably buy it later.
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djtango ◴[05 Dec 25 13:02 UTC] No.46160716[source]▶
More like how did these companies drop the ball so bad. Most notably Sony which produced TVs, Computers, DVD players, Media Centers. They owned a movie studio and record label. They also have in house expertise with cloud content distribution via PlayStation.

Unfortunately for them around the time of Netflix's ascent they were embroiled with all kinds of financial issues but still the mind boggles

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1. seabrookmx ◴[06 Dec 25 04:13 UTC] No.46170623[source]▶
Sony is still the 2nd largest music distributor and label in the world, behind Universal Music and ahead of Warner music.

My 65" Bravia is one of the best TV's in its class and runs Google TV (IMO a major leg up over the junky Tizen/WebOS offerings from competitors).

They make some of the best noise cancelling headphones money can buy. They have the PS5 and own a bunch of game studios to provide exclusive content for it.

They're doing just fine!