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@nivo0o0 I think it's because it's hard to stream 4K video :)

@andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 pretty sure competition forced them. Streaming or downloading requires the same amount of bandwith

@andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 Well, I don't think a lot of 4k videos will fit into an iDevice

@iduuck @nivo0o0 oh, so it's for iOS/Android... then it's much simpler — download at home over WiFi — watch on a commute

@wraldpyk @andreyyanovskiy @nivo0o0 Yeah, they require the same amount of total bandwidth but not the same amount of bandwidth per second. I think his point is that downloading 4K doesn't require you to have a sufficiently fast bandwidth, where as streaming it does.

@rrhoover Chewing Gum, Black Mirror, The Crown is lit, Chef's Table, and Lovesick

@rrhoover +1 for Black Mirror. Nacros is pretty amazing as well.

@rrhoover Designated Survivor is my latest discovery!

@rrhoover Black Mirror, Narcos, and I've started to watch through the old Top Gear. Good stuff.

@rrhoover Michael Che's recent standup was amazing. Highly recommend.

@sisedi Unlikely. Even today, no one asks "What's Coca Cola grandpa?"

@vamsikvaranasi after 10 years of business you're ready to say Netflix is a guaranteed 100 year brand? Ballsy ;D

@sisedi Ha ha, point taken. Netflix might go the way of Blockbuster... but if they play their cards right, there's not reason they won't stick around.

@vamsikvaranasi they do have an incredible advantage though unlike tech, the beverage world is hard to disrupt at this point. I wonder if it's possible 🤔

@sisedi With blockbuster vs netflix, netflix filled a need of the consumer to get movies without hassle and in a convenient medium. I don't see a replacement for streaming, like ever. Unless we get movies that we can "experience", I mean actually live them, and somehow Netflix misses that train, I don't see it being disrupted so easily. Coke always filled our need for fattening sugar water :D We'll always crave fattening sugar water, but Coke sells us excuses for drinking it more than the water itself.

@ank2302 it appears so. That until they launch a desktop application. With the rumours of offline support came also a Windows application. We'll have to wait for now

@thatmattgardner That's something I've never thought about: how ethical, moral, safe, or just courteous is it to use VR gear while on a commercial flight?

@jasonsalas If you're staying within your space and not playing very intensive games (you don't want to be throwing limbs everywhere) I'm not sure if there would be any problems besides looking odd. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if when you got onto economy in 5 years time if everyone wouldn't be handed a headset so they can ignore the fact that they're crammed like sardines. You can watch your own movie selection on a theatre-sized screen, explore attractions you can visit after landing, or heck if they fix in-flight wifi you could still work/have meetings. Plus with the headset the airlines could probably justify another row of seats because people wouldn't notice the 1in less room per seat ;)

@thatmattgardner That's an interesting theory! At the expense of awkwardness (which is always subjective), at least with VR you get privacy. You could watch a horror film on a flight without worrying about offending others. Now, what I'm wondering is possible compounded motion sickness due to HMD latency plus the fact that you're in a moving pressurized vehicle.

@kylemediaradar I'm looking forward to the inevitable rollout of the next major item on Netflix's roadmap: livestreaming - securing licenses for sports events and awards shows, and self-producing boutique news content. (Which, like offline access, they swore they'd never do.)

@scawtent web version may not be in near sight I guess, as preventing sharing of offline videos will be a tough nut to crack and not as secure as mobile devices