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Lou Whiteman

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

So, yeah.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

man.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

You want me to say Disney, I may say Disney.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Well, the bold case is, we talked about it, Disney had some issues before with some of what they did.

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If nothing else, you're bringing your biggest competitor

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

drama too, so you're bringing them down to your level.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Also, yeah, I do think that Disney, maybe all of that issues will one day look like a first-mover advantage.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

But I still think Netflix is a big winner here because again, I go back to this, maybe I'm too optimistic, but you give the smartest people in the room more good assets and as an investor, I'll take my chances with that.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Or change it to AI platforms?

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

I don't know.

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Yeah.

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Look, guys, I don't know what to think.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

I can't figure out if I am going to praise Zakir or bury him.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Because look, in one sense, this is a growth stock that makes a lot of money.

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You want these CEOs to be making big bets.

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Meta has a money printing machine in its advertising business.

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I don't necessarily want to just pay a dividend there.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

You want that cash to be invested in the business for big ideas.

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On the other hand, you judge your CEO on making good choices with what to do with that money.

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Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

It just isn't a matter of throwing money at the wall.