However, Netflix has never considered offline downloads to be a benefit. When Netflix finally allowed offline downloads in 2016, Sarandos told CNBC that it was to help emerging markets where Wi-Fi was spotty. Netflix was already late to offline viewing at the time. For years, Amazon Prime allowed you to download content that you wanted to watch later. One would assume that those who have not yet subscribed to Netflix do so for reasons other than price, such as slow internet.
