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Blockbuster's $50 million Netflix refusal revisited

Original: У 2000 році Blockbuster відмовився купити Netflix за 50 мільйонів доларів. Netflix на той момент був маленьким сервісом

In 2000, Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix for $50 million, when Netflix was a small DVD-by-mail rental service founded in 1997. Subscriptions cost $15.95 a month, with films shipped by post and no return deadlines. The story is being retold as one of the most famous missed opportunities in business history, given Netflix's later rise and Blockbuster's collapse.

Why now: The stark contrast between Netflix's current scale and the cheap buyout Blockbuster rejected keeps the anecdote circulating as a cautionary business tale.

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