
Well, you
know how we do in America: if ya can't beat 'em, sue 'em.
Netflix is taking
Blockbuster to court in California over the latter's online
movie rental service, which, while suspiciously similar to Netflix, is certainly not the second DVD rental service
available to consumers. We're a little perplexed as to why Netflix would only now be taking Blockbuster to court over
their business methodology (i.e. their forming a company that does subscription-based online DVD rental by mail)
seeking payment for damages and not, say, Wal-Mart (oh yeah, because they already
took over Wal-Mart), but
something tells us they're not looking for recompense so much as they're looking for Blockbuster to get the hell off
their turf.