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  Really? Are people really venmo'ing someone 2 $ a month for their share of the netflix?
context: Do mind me, just a pirate sailing through the comment section >
  
  I'm not saying you're wrong but like they did also cancel a behemoth of really good shows. I have officially moved to Hulu anyways. >
  
  It's definitely perplexing. 
  Here's a small guess: 
  
  
  Crackdown on password sharing causes some non-paying users to either leave the platform or subscribe. 
  
  
  Whether total viewership goes up or down (my money's on down), the percentage of paying users goes up. 
  
  
  This may allow Netflix to better target their new content toward the folks who spend money on the platform. 
  
  
  The thing about cancelled shows: we all say "but I know a ton of people who liked that show! How could they cancel it?" Netflix knows how many people actually watched it--in other words, whether it's actually a revenue driver or not. They wouldn't cancel a show that's a good revenue driver. >
  
  Pretty on target here.. I saw somewhere they estimated that 200 million accounts would be effected, if we use 25% as a baseline estimate of how many people will open new accounts or pay for passward sharing that is 50 million new paying users. even if that number is as low as 10%, that is 20 million new paying users. I am sure they did a risk assessment. >
  
  You didn't count the lost subscribers, though. >
  
  I think the point it, what lost subscribers?  The people actually paying will, in most cases, continue to receive their service.  It's those friends, exes, brothers, sisters, and parents that the passwords were shared with, they lose out. >
  
  No. They were splitting the cost. Suddenly the cost will be 5 times, even more times bigger. Why would they pay that?