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Amazon Part 3: The Bumpy Road to Hollywood

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Amazon Prime Video Is the Future of Home Entertainment

Netflick was a company that sent their customers d v dees in the mail. But then in two thousand seven, net flicks introduced a streaming service called watch now at no additional charge. Amazon didn't have a vast streaming content library and they didn't feel comfortable charging customers for an inferior product. Basos himself came up with the answer that amazon would give away its content for free as well to members of its prime shipping club. He argued that making t v shows and winning awards would help with amazons corps business. Here's bazos speaking a few years later at the re code conference in two thousand 16.

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