Netflix Earnings, Is Netflix Washed?, Additional Notes
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Streaming is settling into utility economics—incremental ARPU and content efficiency matter more than breakout subscriber growth. If your product depends on “attention windfalls,” recalibrate to a world where incumbents optimize for margin, not experimentation that drives spillover demand.
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