Netflix employees created a vending machine concept for developing markets
During a recent Hack Day at Netflix, one group of employees designed something that sounds totally counterintuitive, but actually could be genius.
The Netflix Kiosk was built to address the challenge of users in developing markets where credit cards and high-speed bandwidth can be in limited supply. The machine would allow prospective users to sample Netflix content, create an account, and pay using cash.
Most impressively, the group actually built a working prototype, supposedly within t
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