Netflix Offered Itself to Blockbuster for $50M in 2000
66 views · Sep 21, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@Backsolve · 9 days ago
Marc Randolph later wrote that the Blockbuster side struggled not to laugh at the $50 million ask. In 2004 Blockbuster launched its own DVD-by-mail service and reached about 2 million subscribers. Too late. If you were Blockbuster in 2000, do you buy? The next company is chosen from your comments.
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