Netflix is feeling a little frisky after reporting this quarter’s subscriber numbers. The streamer points out competing services are losing unthinkable amounts of money while Netflix is in the black:
It’s hard to build a large and profitable streaming business — our best estimate is that all of these competitors are losing money on streaming, with aggregate annual direct operating losses this year alone that could be well in excess of $10 billion, compared with our +$5-$6 billion of annual operating profit.














