The Rise and Fall of Blockbuster Video
- hupfer
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Over 9,000 stores back in the day.
Blockbuster Video is a nostalgic example of Americana. The strange thing is that Blockbuster could have bought Netflix back then.
At that time, Netflix mostly did DVD's by mail. The DVD's by mail didn't officially end until September 2023 Netflix ends DVD's by mail.
Back in the day, many businesses, including Blockbuster Video, did not see the potential of online streaming.