Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive

Re:Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive by Apocryphon on Monday July 11, 2022 @02:46PM (#32060072)

Feels like even without streaming or even Netflix’s original DVD-by-mail delivery service, Redbox could’ve eaten brick and mortar movie rental stores.

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Re:Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive by exmadscientist on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @04:51AM (#32067222)

According to a coworker, Redbox/Outerwall had massive management issues, which probably explains why they had so much trouble. He insisted that the corporate culture got significantly better when private equity bought them out, which is a statement I don't recall ever having heard before.

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Re:Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive by TedDoesntTalk on Monday July 11, 2022 @06:05PM (#32062634)

I don't recall Redbox existing, at least in my area, during that time.

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Re:Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive by WalterBright on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @01:24AM (#32065977)

This was before Netflix streaming, when Netflix was just dvds.

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Re:Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive by TedDoesntTalk on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @09:49AM (#32069899)

Yeah -- still don't remember Redbox then. I did use Netflix DVDs by mail, too.

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