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Please find page 12 of the 2004 NetFlix annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.Inaddition,weplantolaunchInternetdeliveryofmoviesin2005.Oneofthe
reasonstheonlineDVDrentalspacehasbecomesoattractivetocompetitors
isthatitisthegatewaytosuccessinInternetdeliveryofmovies.Ourlong-term
strategyhasalwaysbeentoseizeleadershipofthatnewmarketbybuilding
alargesubscriberbaseandofferingthosesubscribersthechoiceofmailor
Internetdelivery.
WeexpectthatInternetmoviedeliverywilleventuallybecomealargebusiness.
Butwealsobelievethatsincemoviestudiostodayderivemorethanhalfoftheir
revenuesfromDVDsalesandrentals,theywillwaittolicensetherightsforelec-
tronicdistributionofnewreleasesuntiltheyhavemaximizedtheirincomefrom
DVDsalesandrentals.Fortheforeseeablefuture,digitaldownloadwillbemostly
back-catalogtitles,andthereforeitwillbeaverysmallcontributortoourtotal
revenuesinthenearterm.
AnExcitingFuture
Welookto2005withagreatdealofoptimism.Whilewewillrespondaggres-
sivelytonear-termcompetitivethreats,weareconfidentthatthesuperiorityof
ourproduct,thestrengthofourbalancesheetandbusinessmodelandtheskill
anddedicationofouremployeeswillenableustosustainourmarketleadership
anddeliverlong-termvaluetoourshareholders.
Thankyouforyourcontinuedsupport.
Sincerely,
ReedHastings
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Thebestkeepsgettingbetter.Netflixhasearnedtheloyaltyofnearly3millioncustomersbymakingiteasier
forpeopletodiscoverandwatchmoviestheywillenjoy.Weareabletoprovideaneasyandseamlessexperience
forourcustomersbecausewe’refocusedonourpromisetodeliverthebestonlineentertainmentexperienceand
wecontinuetoinnovatetokeep“theNetflixexperience”thebest.