How Netflix (and Blockbuster) Killed Blockbuster

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lauren lamastra of AR 9:54AM October 06, 2011

Why is there no mention of Zip.com and Zip.ca ? In Canada, Netflix has no DVD rental business compared to Zip.
And no, I'm not really from AL. I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AL was just the first state on the dropdown box. You need to think of your Canadian readers too!

Robert Byrd of AL 3:51PM September 22, 2011

If any company can offer up to date streaming movies with a reasonable monthly fee they will blow Netflix and all their other competition out of business! Tired of antiquated movies!

Bob of VA 10:09AM September 21, 2011

Streaming is OK for those who are "on the go", to send to their phone or iPad, but streaming doesn't offer widescreen or the quality of DVD (as one commenter said), nor does it offer the extras, the "behind the scenes making thereof", or director commentary, or deleted scenes, or alternate endings, or any of those other nice extras you get on a DVD. If Netflix can offer all of those extras in streaming, then they'd have something I'd be willing to pay good money for. Otherwise, give me the DVD's any day.

Netflix DVD Only of WA 5:36PM September 20, 2011

Well it's a year later and Netflix's stock has fallen 50% in the last 3 months because of their great "innovation". The proclaimed "Dead" Blockbuster has emerged from the ashes because of Netflix's bad business decisions. How does that taste??

D. Costa of WA 5:22PM September 20, 2011

Brilliant article. Blockbuster should be in oblivion by now rather than under Delusional Dish Network's wing.

Nomo Blockbuster of CA 4:45PM September 20, 2011

And to the shirts at:
Bustblocker you should be doing just fine with all the late fees I and so many others payed over the years. I remember one for $60.00 in the early 90's. Hear that echo? someone just dropped a movie on the floor of your empty store!Your
block has been busted.
Bustblocker employees please apply at you local netflix.
And one more thing It feels good to do bussiness with netflix,not violated
like WE did with Bustblocker. Adios cucarachas!

clay of NC 5:28PM June 07, 2011

I moved from Netflix to Blockbuster when they offered customers unlimited rentals with online DVDs, but changed that policy in midstream without notifying customers, making many angry. I moved back to Netflix and will never go back to Blockbusters. However, at this point, live streaming doesn't replace the quality of the DVD in sound or picture, and streaming doesn't offer pictures in widescreen for some reason. I don't know what I'll do if they stop offering DVDs, just stop watching movies?

J of CA 1:43PM February 10, 2011

I use the MOD offered by my cable company.If a DVD comes out I can watch the same movie on my TV at my convience.For a small fee.Not only the newest releases but older movies as well.

toni sr of OH 12:34AM January 11, 2011

I use to be a Blockbuster fan back in mid to late 90's. That all changed when I returned my DVDs at 11:50pm but according to Blockbuster it was 12:10am their time. I received a late fee on that return even though I returned it 10 minutes before they closed. I fought the late fees and the manager would not do anything about it until a friend of mine that worked at that store told the manager that yes I did turn the movies in before 12:00am. The fees were reversed but that did not matter. The damage had been done, so I decided to cut my membership card in half and personally give it to the manager. I have been a Netflix’s customer ever since. I do not have to deal with any human from Blockbuster who thinks that their minimum wage job makes them superior because they have the right for some reason to charge a late fee.

William G of CO 12:27AM January 11, 2011