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Blockbuster's move to follow the business pattern with its online rentals as was established by Netflix prompted Netflix to sue Blockbuster for patent infringement. Blockbuster counter sued with a counterclaim alleging deceptive practices with its patent which it alleged was designed to maintain an illegal monopoly.
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In September 2000, during the dot-com bubble, while Netflix was suffering losses, Hastings and Randolph offered to sell the company to Blockbuster for $50 million. John Antioco, CEO of Blockbuster, thought the offer was a joke and declined, saying, "The dot-com hysteria is completely overblown."
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Netflix has "15 million by-mail customers to Blockbuster's 2.6 million. Redbox has more than 20,000 kiosks to Blockbuster's 7,000." NetFlix: Customer-Focused Innovation Leads to Growth
Last week, former movie rental behemoth Blockbuster announced the closure of its approximately 300 remaining company-owned storefronts, as well as the cessation of its rent-by-mail business by ...
Under Antioco, Blockbuster launched these services in part to compete with Netflix, which at the time was a growing competitor in the video retail space. [26] [27] [29] It has been widely reported that, in 2000, Netflix co-founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offered to sell their company to Blockbuster for $50 million, but Antioco declined.
Netflix hit the 1 million subscribers mark in 2001 and went public the next year at $15 per share. As dial-up internet gave way to broadband, the streaming model finally became feasible.