This reminds me of the demise of the brick and mortar chain Egghead Software, which was coincidentally adjacent to the Blockbuster in the town where I grew up.

This reminds me of the demise of the brick and mortar chain Egghead Software, which was coincidentally adjacent to the Blockbuster in the town where I grew up. I realize it's not exactly the same because it's not like broadband/streaming/Netflix killed Egghead; however, Egghead and its contemporaries were the only way, at one point, to really see (and salivate over) the latest and greatest software titles. How many standalone software stores do you see these days? Definitely, the days of the blue-chip brick and mortar movie rental operations are over. Blockbuster has attempted to enter the RedBox kiosk market.. but IMHO, it's too little, too late. Even that market has a very limited life expectancy.