To say nothing of people who want good recommendations on what movie to watch next. This is not something you ever got with Blockbuster, so good riddance, but the loss of neighborhood stores will lead to a constriction in the number of titles actually viewed (as opposed to available, which is a largely meaningless metric.)
What about cinemaphiles who embrace special features that often aren't included with streaming services, such as commentary tracks and "Making Of" featurettes?
Re:Internet Kills the Video Store
by dangrossman on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @05:00PM
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Eventually, that sort of thing will move to the digital versions too. It already is on some blockbuster titles. A month before Iron Man 3 hit store shelves on DVD/BR, it was available for download online, and only as the $20+ version with the bonus content.
Those features have been missing from rental discs for years. The studios know that customers like you are willing to pay a premium for bonus features, so they don't include them in cheap rental/streaming services.
There's the low-income who don't have a device that can stream. There are those who don't have internet access for whatever reason. People who don't have a credit card to sign up for Netflix. The same kind of people who stand in line to pay their cable and phone bills in person. Then you have people who just don't embrace technology.