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Lou Whiteman

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

Worry about long-term financing.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

It'll come together.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

They can handle it.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

It does give them less flexibility.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

Yes, that's what debt does.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

But you're less flexible if you get a mortgage.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

I think what you demonstrated, none of us know what they're going to do.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

But yes, there is a lot of optionality.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

I mean, whether it's going to be tiers or tiers, right?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

You know, that's what we'll have to see.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

But look, I mean, arguably, HBO does have a reputation as a premium brand that you could charge extra for.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

I don't know if Disney has that, you know, so I do think that ESPN would be the site.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

Well, yeah, but not in entertainment.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

So, you know, there are there are unique assets.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

The answer to your question is none of us know, but it points out the fact that we are judging this deal based on the Netflix of the last few years and how they have operated.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

We are not really thinking about their optionality of the future.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

And I've said this before, but I will...

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

As a shareholder, I will trust this particular management team to have a plan and figure it out more so than I would almost any other management team in this industry.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

I don't think we should be too Pollyanna.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
The Good, The Bad, and the Unknown at Netflix

This changes the company.