Netflix is getting desperate in their struggle against Blockbuster or they’re taking a page out of Wal-mart’s playbook and gearing up to drive out Blockbuster from online rentals altogether. I’m inclined to believe the latter is true, well, for the most part. By shaving off another dollar from their already cheap prices, Netflix is teetering on a fine line that could end up breaking them. There is no way that Blockbuster will fold their online division because people still go to B&M shops since it’s super easy and you can watch more movies than sitting around and waiting for your next batch of DVDs to arrive. I think I’ll be going back to Netflix, though. I’m lazy and rarely make it out of my apartment.

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