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SavannahLion:
:soapbox: :soapbox: :soapbox:
Am I the only one that thinks that people are phenomenally stupid? Everyone is going gaga over the new AppleTV and that ---Cleveland steamer--- is restrictive. I saw this blurb on their website:
--- Quote ---Rent a movie directly from Apple TV and you have 30 days to start watching. Once you hit Play, you have 24 hours to finish it — or to watch it as many times as you want. Movie rentals disappear when they expire, so they won’t take up storage space. From the Rented Movies menu, you can see when your movies are about to expire.
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I literally felt someone smack me in the face. How is it that we manage to shun something like the Divx player (a player that had less restrictive DRM) in exchange for a player with more restrictive policies? And to add insult to injury, ---smurfing--- Apple fanatics seem to be lapping this ---Cleveland steamer--- up. Even the so-called "negative" reviews aren't really negative reviews.
I don't think I'll ever experience as much glee as I'm likely to experience once someone figures out how to rape the DRM on this box.
:angry: :angry: :angry:
.......
OK, I'm done ranting... I feel better.
pointdablame:
wow that is some major angst right there.
What exactly are you so against? I'm far from pro-DRM but in terms of usage this makes sense. You're RENTING a movie just like you would at Blockbuster. new rentals have to be back the next day near me. This way you get to save it for 30 days (why would you decide to rent one and take longer than 30 days to watch it) and then you get a full day to watch it.
you are not BUYING the movie, you're renting it. This DRM makes sense for the business case they're making. I'm personally not a fan of the idea as I don't want to rent digital movies, but if you do, what is wrong with it? Oh and it deletes it... oh no. It's just like you have to return it to a store.
I really don't get what the big deal is. Can you enlighten me?
And Divx failed because you had to go buy physical media that was good for 2 days. no one wants to go to a store, physcially buy something, and then have it turn into a coaster. You either rent it at blockbuster or you do digital distro like iTunes is trying.
AtomSmasher:
*Warning-a little foul language*
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/01/18
Guaranos:
Vote with your dollars. If you don't like it, don't buy it. As far as I know, nobody is requiring you buy one, so why get your panties in a bunch about it? If someone actually is requiring you to buy one, please accept my sincerest apologies.
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: Guaranos on January 19, 2008, 02:42:49 pm ---Vote with your dollars. If you don't like it, don't buy it. As far as I know, nobody is requiring you buy one, so why get your panties in a bunch about it? If someone actually is requiring you to buy one, please accept my sincerest apologies.
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Can someone say... "Mac Fan"?
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