‘Netflixed’ author talks Hastings’ glory, hubris, white lies (Q&A)
A shuttered Washington, D.C., Blockbuster store that once saw long lines before the emergence of Netflix.
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By now, most techies know the celebrated story of how Netflix vanquished Blockbuster to kill off the late fee, usher in streaming distribution, and lay waste to traditional video rentals.
But “Netflixed,”, a book coming out next week, aims to set the record straight about how the company seized supreme power in online video rentals and who was responsible for that success, as well as offer clues to where the company may be headed.
Gina Keating is the…
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