...And some people think that's in poor taste.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/netflix-streaming-doc-on-blockbuster-s-demise-leaves-people-pointing-out-the-irony/ar-BB1eu7mi?ocid=msedgntp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/netflix-streaming-doc-on-blockbuster-s-demise-leaves-people-pointing-out-the-irony/ar-BB1eu7mi?ocid=msedgntp)
Honestly, I hate the "Netflix killed Blockbuster" storyline; it simplifies things way too much.
Blockbuster did have a chance to buy Netflix early on, but why would they? Blockbuster was already working on it's own streaming service, & Netflix didn't offer streaming at the time; they were a DVDs-by-mail company. Blockbuster tried a time-limit-free rental service, to compete with Netflix after Netflix's mail-order rental service took off, but it was too hard to fit the two revenue models together.
And Blockbuster had a streaming service when they went under; that's one reason Dish Network bought them: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dish-buys-blockbuster-and-huge-leverage-with-the-studios/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dish-buys-blockbuster-and-huge-leverage-with-the-studios/)