As consumers are now utilizing the benefits of internet access, which is inexpensively connecting them to other parts of the world, it is no doubt that services of Netflix will overpower the obsolete ways of renting videos – which is to go directly to the store, aka Blockbuster. In a recent 24 hours article, it describes the novel features of Netflix,which has recently made its Canadian debut not too long ago. For a cheap price of$7.99 per month, one can watch infinite movies with high-speed Internet connections through any device possible: the Apple products, your home television set, or even the youngsters’ XBox 360. Despite the attractiveness of Netflix, however, there is a catch: everything in its catalog are mostly second-run movies and shows, and thus a rarity of anything new, which is what most people would be craving to watch in the short run. So regarding Blockbusters’ tight competitors with Netflix and Redbox, they really do have differences between what their services have to offer. I find that although Blockbuster is trying quite hard to accommodate the needs of its customers by providing a variety of services to promote convenience, it may still have the prospect of obtaining a desirable future because of its persistence. But for now, as the news columnist suggests, we can depend on Netflix as it is “like fast food, it’s very cheap, extremely convenient, and filling. More or less.”
