I Hope None of Ya'll Owned Blocbuster Video Stock

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/tech/gaming-gadgets/blockbuster-video-stores-impact/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Blocbuster is closing its last 300 stores. They could no longer compete with RedBox, and NetFlix etc.

With a few more tweaks to netflixs online, Redbox will be gone also..people don't like returning movies...

I wonder what comes next after Netflix?

Blockbuster sure held on for a long time but everyone had to see the writing on the wall for them years ago.  

I like Netflix but there are a lot of movies they don't have.

Yeah Redbox don't need no Obamacare....

Markle wrote:I wonder what comes next after Netflix?

Eventually all movies will be streamed over the internet.  Over time the download speeds will get a lot faster and the technology will get a lot cheaper and movie DVD's will only be found alongside printed books in antique shops. So I would recommend against buying redbox stock as well.

Nekochan wrote:

I like Netflix but there are a lot of movies they don't have.

Years ago I was a netflix early adopter and most of the movies could be streamed.
I came back to netflix several months ago and discovered most of the movies now have to be mailed DVD's.  It sucks.

If there is a movie we really want to see.....we order from direct tv. We watched The Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy fot $4.99. Haven't laughed that much during a movie in a long time.

Bob wrote:

Nekochan wrote:

I like Netflix but there are a lot of movies they don't have.

Years ago I was a netflix early adopter and most of the movies could be streamed.
I came back to netflix several months ago and discovered most of the movies now have to be mailed DVD's.  It sucks.

Yes, and they really pissed a lot of people off a couple of years ago when they raised the price so much for the mailed DVDs.  At that time, we switched to streaming only, which is what Netflix no doubt wanted. But why don't they offer all of those movies streaming?  I wouldn't mind paying a little more for a larger selection of movies.

There was still an open Blockbuster on the corner of 9th and Creighton, in between Four Winds and Richie's. I noticed it the other day and did a double take.