Netflix Inc (NFLX)

[FrancisUnderwood]

I think Amazon beat Apple to the punch. Apple was going to do a basket of channels to stream, if I understand correctly. That's what Amazon is doing. Which is different from Netflix, technically. But still a competitor. Amazon is Netflix's main competitor. I cut the cord and do streaming and OTA broadcasts. Netflix is the service to have, the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega. It's what every newbie starts with and keeps, then adds on with other services. If a streamer has to cut, Netflix will be the last to be cut. I have Netflix and AmazonPrime. I am thinking about adding SlingTV, if I move to where my OTA broadcasts are fewer. Next in line for consideration: AcornTV (British). I'm not considering Apple or HuluPlus or anything else.

Few if any would cut the cord on Netflix, no matter what Apple does or might do regarding TV. Cutting the cord is about cutting Cable or Satellite packages that offer a ton of programs on each, that no one wants to see, to explore or pay to test. The leading hardware that enables one to cut the cord is Roku. If you spend $10 to insert a memory card in a Roku 3, you can get enough news, music, movies, tv programs to satisfy all, with the exception of serious sports fans. Roku allows you to select and save only apps that you want to have available to watch. It does not require you to look at a menu of a Zillion apps. The AppleTV does the same. Both boxes enable you to mirror your phones display and sound to an existing TV.