January, 2004 I became a Netflix customer.
Three years later, Netflix gave me access to its brand-new streaming service.
With streaming barely out of the starting gate, that August The Boston Globe profiled the expansive Netflix disc distribution center that serviced the area.
In February, 2009, exactly two years after having my first taste of Netflix streaming, the service had expanded enough to justify buying a first generation Roku player. Half a dozen streamers have come and gone from the house since then, with two Rokus and a Fire TV stick remaining.
In September, 2011 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced Qwikster, a premature move away from discs.
In April, 2017, one month after retiring, I ended my Netflix disc subscription.
The final few days of Netflix’s physical media service, ending what it began, are here. Slate has a good opinion piece about it.
https://slate.com/culture/2023/09/netflix-dvd-rental-service-ending-movies-queue.html