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Re: WooHoo!!!
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 16 Jun 1999 19:22:31 GMT
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jsproat@geocities.AVOIDSPAMcom
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Jeff Stembel wrote:
> Item 1: DIVX is dead!!!! Yay! Cm'on everyone, lets sing! Ding, Dong, DIVX
> is dead... (I can't believe I *said* that!)
Which would explain why the Circuit City here is trying so hard to get rid
of them.
Pray, tell -- just why is DIVX dead? Actually, what exactly is DIVX?
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
It is, it is a glorious thing to be a Dark Lord of the Sith
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| (...) DIVX (...) It was a corperate ploy to milk consumers for more money, and most people didn't fall for it. ;) Actually, I think they were having a hard time getting movie companies to make DIVX discs. You can read more about it at CNET's (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) DIVX is this thing where you go out to Circuit City or whoever else sells them and you buy a DVD movie for $4.95. You can play the movie for only 48 hours, and then it scrambles up and it's unusable, unless you decide to pay an extra $14.95. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | WooHoo!!!
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| WooHoo!! Two news items that have made me *very* happy! Item 1: DIVX is dead!!!! Yay! Cm'on everyone, lets sing! Ding, Dong, DIVX is dead... (I can't believe I *said* that!) Item 2: IBM just announced 37 GB hard drives for $450!! Weee!! Just think (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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