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Re: WooHoo!!!
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Wed, 16 Jun 1999 19:57:33 GMT
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Jeff Stembel wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > 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.
[reading NEWS.COM] And, apparently, Circuit City is the big player for
DIVX. Huh, I was going to buy my Diamond Rio from them, but it seems that
I'll be looking for another reseller.
> DIVX is an alternate DVD format that allows you to buy the disc for about $5,
> watch it for 48 hours, and then opt to extend that period ($3 for another 48
> hours IIRC), or buy the ability to watch it unlimited times(~$15?). [etc.]
Evil. Patently evil coin-sucking bastards cavorting in an immoral
wonderland. I can't believe that they sold to over 80,000 people!
...Existing DIVX discs will be non-playable within two years. Will anyone
be selling non-limiting, DIVX-capable players to tap the abandoned market of
80,000?
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
No, mother. (waves hand) Bedtime *is* 3 A.M. Ice cream *is* dinner.
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| (...) Did you actually sing it? And your little dog too? (...) Yay! The first time I heard about this I decided that I could actually live without it. And happily. But the indoor plumbing stays. Though I have a feeling something like DIVX will catch (...) (27 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hmmmm ... may be able to rework a Beta deck to play them .... -- Lee Jorgensen, Programmer/Analyst - Bankoe Systems, Inc. mailto:jorgensen@bankoe.moc <-- reverse moc mailto:ljorgensen@uswest.ten <-- reverse ten (27 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Aargh, forget the stupid Boycott stuff. They have just as much right to try and make money as the next guy, and apparently, they're about 10% cheaper with normal stuff. (...) The players play regular DVD too, you know. Jasper (27 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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