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Interactivity Is A Big Part Of Video Games, Which Have Been A Big Part Of Entertainment For 20 Years. That's What We Think Of As A 'lean-forward' Type Of Entertainment. It's Much More Intense. But Tv Is More Of A 'lean-back' Entertainment - So The Big Improvement There Is On-demand, Because It Conforms To Your Schedule.

-Reed Hastings

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Interactivity Is A Big Part Of Video

Reed Hastings

Interactivity Is A Big Part Of Video Games, Which Have Been A Big Part Of Entertainment For 20 Years. That's What We Think Of As A 'lean-forward' Type Of Entertainment. It's Much More Intense. But Tv Is More Of A 'lean-back' Entertainment - So The Big Improvement There Is On-demand, Because It Conforms To Your Schedule.

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