Have Consumers Reached Subscription Fatigue?
Last week's shock that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is losing subscribers is worth a bit of inspection by investors. This is one of the most popular products of all time, with over 200 million streaming subscribers and a presence in nearly every country in the world. If Netflix is losing subscribers, is there a bigger trend investors should be worried about?
I think there is reason to be concerned for at least some subscription companies. Over the last decade, subscriptions have proliferated across the business world and have been a favorite of Silicon Valley-backed start-ups. But there's a limit to how many subscriptions people will pay for, and eventually subscription fatigue will set in. Netflix may be telling us we're already there.
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