Netflix Wins! Dish to Shutter last of its 300 Blockbuster Stores

Well the rental era has come to an ignominious end.

The final curtain is falling on the Blockbuster video-rental stores that Dish Network Corp. owns in the U.S. 

The closures announced Wednesday will affect about 300 Blockbuster locations scattered across the country. Dish Network expects the stores to be closed by early January. Dish Network says about 2,800 people will lose their jobs. 

The Englewood, Colo. satellite-TV provider also is shutting down Blockbuster's DVD-by-mail service next month. 

Blockbuster used to be a big deal when I was in high school and college. I remember renting Super Nintendo games from there while seeing couples renting movies for date night. They just couldn't compete with being able to see those same movies and 100s more by clicking on an app on your TV or your game console from the comfort of your couch. Now movie rentals will go the way of the buggy whip and the milk man. This digital age we live in.