People still go to video stores??? I haven't been to one since I had a roommate who worked at one, and that was about 15 years ago. The closest I get to that is walking up to my nearby library and borrowing dvds for free. Digital cable has also given me tons of choice.


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: I have had Netflix for about 8 years and I love it. My brother in
: law was the manager at Hollywood video and he could not
: understand why anyone would want to wait for a dvd to come in
: the mail and pay only 16 bucks a month for unlimited dvds. I
: mean they could go into the store and pay 5 bucks per movie and
: get them right away. Well, his store went out of business this
: summer so I guess I wasn't the only one who thought Netflix was
: a good idea. I think the Redbox 30 feet from his store entrance
: may have also played a part in Hollywood Videos demise.
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: Following the news that Blockbuster was about to declare
: bankruptcy, we had a nice discussion here about all the big
: companies that were supposed to kill Netflix, but didn't. With a
: bit of a spin on that idea, James Ledbetter, over at Slate,
: recently wondered why so many analysts and commentators have
: underestimated Netflix over the years, repeatedly predicting the
: company's demise, such as each time one of the bigger companies
: threatened Netflix. Ledbetter makes an interesting suggestion
: midway through the article:
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