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Blockbuster turned down buying Netflix for $50 million in 2000

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. At the time Netflix was a small DVD-by-mail rental service founded in 1997, charging $15.95 a month with films delivered by post and no return deadlines. Blockbuster's rejection is recalled as one of the most famous missed opportunities in business history, given Netflix's later rise and Blockbuster's collapse.

Why now: The story keeps resurfacing as a cautionary tale about companies underestimating disruptive upstarts.

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