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> Blockbuster was losing $1 billion a year charging those prices. Blockbuster was also running bricks-and-mortar stores, and buying physical DVDs, and replacin
by csande17 7y ago
> Blockbuster was losing $1 billion a year charging those prices.
Blockbuster was also running bricks-and-mortar stores, and buying physical DVDs, and replacing them when they broke/wore out/weren't returned. A digital "rental", on the other hand, has basically zero marginal cost.
- slyall 7y agoOTOH Blockbuster paid for the DVD once and got to rent it out as long as it lasted. How much do itunes/Amazon have to pay to the studio every time they rent out a movie?
- scarface74 7y agoIt has to be close to the price they are a charging since every VOD store charges the same. I would think of that weren’t the case, someone would charge less.