Netflix
Still a capable player, but ad tiers, password-policy tightening, and recurring price moves shift value from subscribers toward ARPU and shareholders.
Extraction Stage 3
Surplus shifts toward business customers and shareholders; ads, fees, and degradation accelerate.
Netflix pioneered convenient streaming and still ships a usable app. The playbook is increasingly ARPU-first: ads on lower tiers, household rules, and pricing cadence that tests what subscribers will bear. That is extraction—stage 3—even when the catalogue is fine.
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Spotify
3 ExtractionDefault music app for many—great discovery and library UX; economics squeeze artists while pushing podcasts, ads, and tier upsells.
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YouTube
3 ExtractionUnmatched library and creator economy, but ad load, Shorts push, and policy swings steadily tilt the experience toward Google’s revenue priorities.
