Netflix - First online DVD-rental store
Time: Friday Aug 29, 1997
Place: Scotts Valley, California, U.S.
Details: Netflix launched as the world's first online DVD-rental store, with only 30 employees and 925 titles available - almost the entire catalogue of DVDs at the time, using the pay-per-rent model, with rates and due dates similar to those of its brick-and-mortar competitor, Blockbuster.
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