Do you remember the days when you had to make a trip to Blockbuster to rent a movie? Most kids now have no idea of that concept, thanks to streaming services like Netflix.
Did you know that Blockbuster had the opportunity to partner with Netflix? But Blockbuster turned the offer down. At the time, Blockbuster was at the top of its game with thousands of locations and millions of customers like me.
But we all know how that story ended: Blockbuster declared bankruptcy and Netflix is now worth tens of billions of dollars.
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