Blockbuster Throws Hat into Movie Download Business

jtroutman writes "Stepping into the ring to compete with entities such as Amazon, CinemaNow and, of course, NetFlix, Blockbuster announced today the acquisition of Movielink, LLC. The deal had been scheduled to take place earlier this year, but was quashed amid trouble between the then CEO, John Antioco, and the Board of Directors."

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Busines?

[_Shorty-dammit]

Proofread. The laziness of Slashdot editors never ceases to amaze me. Your job is so easy, yet, you don't even do it.

Re:Busines?

[Threni]

> Proofread. The laziness of Slashdot editors never ceases to amaze me. Your job is so easy, yet, you don't even do it.

There's this `firehose` thing which is supposed to help. One day I'll work out how it works and how to use it, and perhaps even why it makes Firefox render the site in a way which makes it impossible to read.

Re:Busines?

[mwvdlee]

Oh come on, you're being too harsh.
It's not like a basic spellchecker would have caught that one.

Re:Busines?

[Anonymous Coward]

Spelling on the internet is SERIOUS BUSINES.

Re:Busines?

[Anonymous Coward]

After you're done throwing rocks over spilled milk, your nickname should be _Shorty-damn_it - not "dammit".

Re:Busines?

[_Shorty-dammit]

Actually, no, because it is akin to a proper name, and is not bound by English spelling since, technically, they're not English words. If these people were doing their jobs properly we wouldn't have duplicate stories all the time, and wouldn't have to look at non-stop grammatical errors that kids in grade 4 know not to make. People these days are getting lazier and lazier, and take absolutely no pride in their work. It's pathetic. When you're doing a job, no matter what job it happens to be on any given day, you should take pride in it and do it properly. Half-assing your way through life is a joke, and people notice it, and think you're also a joke for doing so. No matter what the job in question may be. I think the majority of teenage kids working in my local McDonalds should be proud for having the initiative to do so, even if it's "just McDonalds" to them. But the freakin' kid that keeps putting pickles on my burger when I asked for no pickles, and my order says no pickles because the kid that took the order listened to me make the order and correctly entered it, and still I have pickles, needs and deserves to be ridiculed. If he thinks he shouldn't be ridiculed then he should be doing his job properly in the first place. If someone took out your left kidney because your right one was toast, I'm quite sure you wouldn't say "eh, no biggie, no need to throw rocks over spilled milk." A job is a job, and it should be done correctly. The fact that you object to my ridiculing just says to me that you would give me pickles. Love how you felt the need to post anonymously, btw. Be a man/woman.

Re:Busines?

[uncreativeslashnick]

Geeze quit your bitching. If you hate the editors so much stop visiting slashdot or at least stop posting about it so the rest of us don't have to hear your constant whining. Obviously the spelling errors and dupes aren't as important as you think otherwise why do you keep coming back.

Re:Busines?

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh - so because I enjoy Slashdot in its current form, I am not allowed to say how it could be improved at all? Wow, great progressive thinking there asshole. You're like one of these pigs that says to anyone who has a differing view with the current actions of the U.S. government to leave the country - childish and unable to discuss a reasonable complaint. Fuck you.

I'd like to throw a hat on Cory Doctorow's head

[Anonymous Coward]

so that I don't ever have to see that stupid, stupid haircut again.

you insensitiv3 clod!

[Anonymous Coward]

plai8ly states that KKep, and I won't

Ta30

[Anonymous Coward]

future. The hand JOIN THE GNAA!! 0ne Here but now itself backwards,