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A comment on Memory Leaks Detection Paper Co-Authored by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in 1992 [pdf]. Parent comment
At that time you would have to physically shop at Blockbuster to pick out a movie to watch.
With Netflix you picked what you wanted to watch online, maintained a queue and they would automatically send you DVDs through the mail.
It was absolutely a tech company since its inception.
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At that time you would have to physically shop at Blockbuster to pick out a movie to watch.
With Netflix you picked what you wanted to watch online, maintained a queue and they would automatically send you DVDs through the mail.
It was absolutely a tech company since its inception.