This was the post from last month's Unnecessary Invention. I'm not a futurist, but based on Blockbuster going bankrupt this week this is spooky.
Unnecessary Invention of the Month (August):
Blockbuster. Okay, I'm straying a little, but it's worth mentioning. Once the pride of the video and gaming rental world, this household name is quickly becoming a dinosaur. With RedBoxes everywhere, Netflix on the internet and on the Wii, and video on demand for satellite customers, Blockbuster is sure to become a thing of the past. Don't be sad, they were lying the whole time...there were lots of "non-blockbusters" at Blockbuster. At least the RedBox really is red.
Sorry Blockbuster, but you should have seen in coming the day they invented streaming video online.
