An essential part of my childhood
experience has come to the end with the announcement that Blockbuster will
close all remaining stores. Video
rentals were once a huge fabric of our entertainment experience, but the rise
of digital content has all be wiped out the business. “Tomorrow will be your
very last chance to rent a movie from a Blockbuster store. After confirming
the closure of its remaining stores and disc-by-mail service, Blockbuster
has tweeted that Saturday, November 9th will mark the end of in-store
rentals at all locations.” (Welsh, 2013) . The move was unsurprising, given that online
streaming services like Netflix and Hulu have taken over the video rental
genre. Still it is a little bit sad to
see such a well-known company be shut down after many years of service. This just speaks to the power of the internet
and the ability to access media content from your own computer.
Bibliography
Welsh, C. (2013, 11 8th ). The Verge.
Retrieved from TheVerge.com:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5081134/blockbuster-ending-in-store-movie-rentals-november-9
Yes the more technology improves the more other things will become obsolete that's part of life.
ReplyDeleteYes Totally agree with Lewis, I have often caught my self wondering back on the times when we bought DVDS and rented movies from such places, but as Angel Lewis has said things of old are quickly becoming obsolete as the Technological Revolution speeds on
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