Blockbuster's Failed Streaming Service From 2011

[@bravecoolman1173]

That Master Chief cutout behind you has a whole new meaning now :(

[@jamiemorgan3649]

Blockbuster was so known to us growing up that still to this day when I see a place that replaced a blockbuster location but still kept the same sign, you see that sign shape and go "hey, this used to be a blockbuster"

[@Arxaru]

the word "dish" no longer sounds real

[@tomcarson985]

People don't understand why Blockbuster really went under. A lot people don't know that Blockbuster actually started a streaming service around the same time Netflix did in 2007. When Blockbusters new streaming service came out 1 month after its launch in 2007 Lehman went Bankrupt & the recession started. Blockbuster had to take down the streaming service only after a 2 months because the company could not afford to to make content for the service while Netflix could.

[@JRChuxx]

Is simpler than that, they did not know how to adapt to the new wave of streaming and kept thinking they were unbeatable while Netflix kept with the times.

[@zachwilliams2597]

surprised that redbox seems to be thriving. i haven't rented from one of those kiosks in years.

[@Arrrash]

Love the new content rocket crew

[@indiana47]

The last time I have seen a Blockbuster was in 2015 while riding on a bus to a high school wrestling meet. While it was in Oregon, I don't think it was the Bend one as the parking lot looked different. I still live in Oregon though and Bend is less than 3hr away from me so the last Blockbuster is a reasonable distance from me as I sometimes go there on work trips.

[@dishsoap1]

I used blockbuster by mail for years. Sad to see such a well known company fall.

[@TVwriter23]

There still around as Sling TV

[@EricRuskoski]

Wow! Nicely Done, what a sliver of history, neat about the Blockbuster AirBnB thing!

[@JRChuxx]

That Halo 3 poster in the back looks dope.

[@SourceCodeDeleted]

Seems like greed and lack of innovation killed the company.

[@steveman737]

the last blobkbuster has 16 copies of morbius on DVD to rent...

[@XSlimSxadyX]

The Redbox stuff aged badly lol 😂

[@henrilegravel1560]

I heard the deference for darkness remix.

[@BUFFETBOYSusa]

this man gaslit me on feb 23 2023 in an xbox party

[@MortexBerri]

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