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by JumpCrisscross 581 days ago
> the idea that Netflix could just take some off the shelf widget and stuff it in their network to solve a problem

Right. They have to hire one of the companies that does this. Each of YouTube, Twitch (Amazon), Facebook and TikTok have, I believe, handled 10+ million streams. The last two don't compete with Netflix.
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hunter2_ 581 days ago
I believe this is the spirit of the "solved problem" comment: not that the solution is an off-the-shelf widget, but that if it has ever been solved, then that solution could technically be used again, even if organizing the right people is exorbitantly expensive.

Offering it for sale != having solved it.

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kasey_junk 580 days ago
We now know it was more than 60m streams. I think it’s either a record or approaching one for a live stream.
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