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Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by bern4444 »

rurp wrote: post #498
ghaff wrote: post #309

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I see very little evidence that Netflix' data science has been a unique differentiator. For what they've developed, they have some hits and quite a few duds. Their licensed catalog is not exceptional--and even less exceptional when it comes to film. They'll likely mostly turn into another studio with a streaming platform.

To add to this, given the resources spent on it their UX is pretty bad and I don't think their data scientists are giving them much if any edge over the competition at this point. Features such as only using company generated ratings, aggressively cancelling shows, and the lack of ability to browse/sort/filter the catalog, in favor of Netflix pushing the recommendations they choose on users, is probably great for qua…

What do you have issue with in Netflix's UX?

Is it on the discoverability side or the watching side?

Watching is a seamless experience IMO - It really does just work, all the buttons and responses are perfect.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by ghaff »

LaserPineapple wrote: post #565
yissp wrote: post #530

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We need two more, NVIDIA and AMD? Then it's MANAMANA (do do do do do).

Dell and Oracle, etc

There are a ton of large tech companies once you get beyond the obvious "hot" ones.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by jonathankoren »

dougmwne wrote: post #506
jonathankoren wrote: post #471

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Lol. They have sold 10 million total. PlayStation sold more than 15 million, and Switch more than 20 million, last year alone. It’s niche. https://www.wsj.com/articles/metaverse-needs-more-than-vr-ch...

Massive supply shortages on other consoles lead it to be the #1 seller on Amazon throughout December. Unfair fights are the best fights.

The fact that there was plenty of unsold inventory prior to December isn’t helping your argument that it has wide appeal. In fact, it undermines it.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by ghaff »

lkrubner wrote: post #536
ghaff wrote: post #309

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I see very little evidence that Netflix' data science has been a unique differentiator. For what they've developed, they have some hits and quite a few duds. Their licensed catalog is not exceptional--and even less exceptional when it comes to film. They'll likely mostly turn into another studio with a streaming platform.

Yes, for the last few years, every time I logged into Netflix I was stunned at poorly they seemed to understand me. Heist movies, murder mysteries, drug cartels fighting, stuff I never watch, and this was the majority of the stuff they showed. Recently I spent 20 minutes looking for something to watch, but I couldn't find anything at all that looked interesting. I thought that was so shocking, I decided it was time t…

No one can write decent recommendation engines because it's a really hard problem that no one has solved.

Even in music--where everyone actually has a pretty complete catalog--recommendation is pretty bad.

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Post by Osiris »

bern4444 wrote: post #581
rurp wrote: post #498

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To add to this, given the resources spent on it their UX is pretty bad and I don't think their data scientists are giving them much if any edge over the competition at this point. Features such as only using company generated ratings, aggressively cancelling shows, and the lack of ability to browse/sort/filter the catalog, in favor of Netflix pushing the recommendations they choose on users, is probably great for qua…

What do you have issue with in Netflix's UX? Is it on the discoverability side or the watching side? Watching is a seamless experience IMO - It really does just work, all the buttons and responses are perfect.

"continue watching" is the third or fourth row of content. I would think that would be at the top.

It constantly recommends the same stuff over and over despite the fact that I never click on it because I don't want to watch it.

It doesn't notify me when there's new episodes or seasons to a show I've previously watched (a year is a long time to wait for new episodes).

I'm not a fan of the UX.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by bern4444 »

Osiris wrote: post #585
bern4444 wrote: post #581

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What do you have issue with in Netflix's UX? Is it on the discoverability side or the watching side? Watching is a seamless experience IMO - It really does just work, all the buttons and responses are perfect.

"continue watching" is the third or fourth row of content. I would think that would be at the top. It constantly recommends the same stuff over and over despite the fact that I never click on it because I don't want to watch it. It doesn't notify me when there's new episodes or seasons to a show I've previously watched (a year is a long time to wait for new episodes). I'm not a fan of the UX.

Oh interesting. My continue watching is the top row. Honestly - this is something I am disliking more and more about the A/B, personalized experience effect.

Somethings are much better for everyone to have a common experience without it being unique.

Your second and third point though are accurate for me too. Thanks for explaining.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by aldebran »

rurp wrote: post #498
ghaff wrote: post #309

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see very little evidence that Netflix' data science has been a unique differentiator. For what they've developed, they have some hits and quite a few duds. Their licensed catalog is not exceptional--and even less exceptional when it comes to film. They'll likely mostly turn into another studio with a streaming platform.

To add to this, given the resources spent on it their UX is pretty bad and I don't think their data scientists are giving them much if any edge over the competition at this point. Features such as only using company generated ratings, aggressively cancelling shows, and the lack of ability to browse/sort/filter the catalog, in favor of Netflix pushing the recommendations they choose on users, is probably great for qua…

I think their UX is intentionally user hostile to keep you from realizing there’s not much to watch. That and showing random trailers hoping you like one of them.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by justbaker »

rurp wrote: post #498
ghaff wrote: post #309

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I see very little evidence that Netflix' data science has been a unique differentiator. For what they've developed, they have some hits and quite a few duds. Their licensed catalog is not exceptional--and even less exceptional when it comes to film. They'll likely mostly turn into another studio with a streaming platform.

To add to this, given the resources spent on it their UX is pretty bad and I don't think their data scientists are giving them much if any edge over the competition at this point. Features such as only using company generated ratings, aggressively cancelling shows, and the lack of ability to browse/sort/filter the catalog, in favor of Netflix pushing the recommendations they choose on users, is probably great for qua…

> aggressively cancelling shows

Even so much so I can’t find shows I saw ads for in 2017 or 2018 even existing because they were so bad. It makes me feel the Mandela effect is happening.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by freewilly1040 »

raydev wrote: post #233

I'm shocked that FB has so many votes here. FB may be getting slaughtered by the media, hated by both the left and the right, but the truth is no one is actually leaving FB. It's still the #1 place to find restaurants, buy/sell used items, neighborhood groups, etc etc etc. And if FB Proper were to ever fall behind, IG still has a lot of stamina left. I don't think it will happen any time soon, but I would like to see…

I disagree that no one is leaving, however the more pertinent question is about who is not joining.

They are getting their lunch eaten amongst young people by TikTok.

Re: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in the years ahead?

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Post by bamboozled »

raydev wrote: post #540
bamboozled wrote: post #465

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As if Facebook is the #1 place to find restaurants, it's Google for sure.

My mistake, I didn’t mean it’s the place to discover new restaurants, but it’s the best way to get the latest menu, latest hours, and speak directly with the owners through Messenger. Quite often the FB page is more up-to-date than the websites they own.

I still lean on Google maps for hours and busy times...as much as I hate Google.
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