Wow. Tech rivalries are known for their twists and turns, but today Netflix has done something truly surprising: it admitted it's nothing more than a ripoff of North Korean rival, Manbang, changing its Twitter bio to say as much.
You may have seen reports earlier this week that the Hermit kingdom has developed its own "Netflix ripoff" — a set-top box that delivers TV content on-demand over the internet. But looking at the evidence, it's clear that it's actually Manbang that's the original streaming service, while Netflix is the unscrupulous knockoff, going so far as to directly lift content from its North Korean rival.
After all, it's clear that House of Cards is, at heart, a satire of disingenuous Western politics, while BoJack...
via The Verge
