[carnagii]

The other problem is that netflix physical had both a better catalog and better quality so digital is a massive regression for them. Their physical system was a hack that exploited existing systems (retail pricing for dvds, cheap postal service) so it was too good to last but it is disappointing to see products regress.

[compsciphd]

it still exists....

[carnagii]

yes, but hard to scale outside the US, and studios were hostile to it because it didn't pay them enough, so they pressured Netflix to stop promoting it and adopt streaming. It exists the same way AOL did EOL but it is not a factor in future growth.

[dingaling]

Only in the USA. Netflix worldwide has moved to streaming.