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Comparing Apple to Netflix is like comparing apples to oranges, especially if the oranges made so many mistakes that people stopped eating oranges and just went back to Blockbuster.
Reed Hastings
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Reed Hastings
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 1
Chief Executive Officer
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NZ
Wilmot Reed Hastings
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