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Hot take: Blockbuster failed because their business was renting physical media, and then physical media went away, and it turned out that being good at renting
by mkozlows 10y ago
Hot take: Blockbuster failed because their business was renting physical media, and then physical media went away, and it turned out that being good at renting physical media didn't give you any particular skill or expertise at running a digital video streaming site.
- narrowrail 10y agoI agree. That, and they alienated their customers with exorbitant late fees.
- joe_momma 10y agoIt happened before they became a streaming service, that was just the nail in the coffin. Blockbuster lost the distributor battle long before they even attempted a streaming service.
- trjordan 10y agoNetflix was originally in the business of renting physical media as well.