Blockbuster files for bankruptcy • Hacker News Board

Re: Blockbuster files for bankruptcy

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Post by WillyF » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 5:26 AM UTC

robryan wrote: post #14

krschultz wrote: post #3

I wouldn't go long on Barnes & Noble or Borders either.

It would be a sad day if you couldn't go to a local bookstore and randomly browse/ buy books. Not that I'm against ebooks or online purchasing of physical books as well as bookshops.

Barnes & Noble and Borders aren't "local" bookstores. They already put most of the local bookstores out of business. Now it's their turn to get run out of business. Right now I can't imagine someone running Amazon out of business, but I'm sure the day will come.

Re: Blockbuster files for bankruptcy

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Post by michaelbuckbee » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 5:26 AM UTC

avar wrote: post #20

nhebb wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never understood the concept of buying movies. How many times can you watch the same damn thing?

That's like asking how many times you can read the same damn book.

After working for hours on end it's nice to unwind by reading a little before going to sleep. If I re-read a book it guarantees that I won't get sucked in wondering what will happen next. Fewer side effects than Ambien anyway.

Re: Blockbuster files for bankruptcy

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Post by robryan » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 6:31 AM UTC

WillyF wrote: post #71

robryan wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be a sad day if you couldn't go to a local bookstore and randomly browse/ buy books. Not that I'm against ebooks or online purchasing of physical books as well as bookshops.

Barnes & Noble and Borders aren't "local" bookstores. They already put most of the local bookstores out of business. Now it's their turn to get run out of business. Right now I can't imagine someone running Amazon out of business, but I'm sure the day will come.

I guess it's possible once those stores are run out of business and smaller operators can fill the need again for a niche space.

Re: Blockbuster files for bankruptcy

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Post by lelele » Fri, Sep 24, 2010, 8:09 AM UTC

nhebb wrote: post #10

city41 wrote: post #2

Not to dance on someone's grave but to me this is fantastic news. When Blockbuster was the dominate player, they were quite the nasty bully. Ridiculously high late fees that were very hard to avoid. Half the time you'd return the DVD on time, but the employees wouldn't inventory it until it was too late and still hit you with a fee. A fee which they were extremely reluctant to remove. Their customer service was downr…

I never understood the concept of buying movies. How many times can you watch the same damn thing?

A movie is not worth watching if it is not worth watching many times.

EDIT: If you think about Shakespeare's tragedies, they are being played by different acting companies for centuries.