It looks like the bottom has finally fallen out of Blockbuster. After numerous failed attempts at attracting new customers, the company is finally spiraling out of control.
Sad as it is, the end is near for Blockbuster, and all that pressure it has been placing on Netflix will be lifted.
Blockbuster Video was one of the exclusive supporters of Blu-ray in their stores. This turn of events could possibly have an impact on the format war between Blu-ray and rival HD DVD. Only time will tell.
I doubt it will have any effect on the format war. Blockbuster going out of business has more to do with lower costs of purchasing DVDs and the ability to order movies through cable/sat.
Why I approved.
It doesn't need to be in tech it needs to be in industry news, Block buster is the biggest rental store in the world, they rent out video games, and marketing revenue and such is put into blockbuster by gaming companies. so it does have to do with games.
But why?
Why the hell does anyone want it to go undeR? This is absurd. People are so out of touch with nostalga it's sickening. The drive in movie was killed off in much the same vien. What a waste. I don't shop at Blockbuster or rent from there anymore... I know what I like and buy accordingly. It pains me to think families who aren't internet savy or high enough class to own broad band connections and other high end devices are going to be left out of the loop because of selfish behavior in the market place. What a joke. This makes me wanna go to Blockbuster and dump money into their registers by renting a **** load of movies.
If you don't rent movies from them, who's so much better? Hollywood video?
Or are people saying that renting movies is a thing of the past in general? So you buy all your movies or maybe you rent online and wait 3 or 4 days for them to arrive?
Blockbuster succeeded in dominating the rental chains worldwide. Not everyone has internet and actually likes the idea of going into a store and picking up a game/movie instead of waiting for it in the mail.
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