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Re: WooHoo!!!
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 16 Jun 1999 20:50:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> 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!)
Did you actually sing it? And your little dog too?
> > > Which would explain why the Circuit City here is trying so hard to get rid
> > > of them.
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> [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.
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 on in the future when Bill Gates has integrated
even our very toilets into the 'net.
> > 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.]
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> Evil. Patently evil coin-sucking bastards cavorting in an immoral
> wonderland.
Hey watch your language! We've got socialists that read this group! ;)
> I can't believe that they sold to over 80,000 people!
www.ptbarnum.com
> ...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?
Someone will make a black box. They always do. Check the backs of your favorite
magazines.
-Tom McD.
when replying, note that spamcake lasts longer than 2 years even if you elect
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| (...) No, but I overheard my son the other day, playing with his Star Wars LEGO-brand toys, saying, "I'll get you, my pretty! And your little X-Wing, too!" Steve "Can you believe I only got 46% on the insanity test" Bliss (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Interesting note about DIVX being "dead": All player purchases prior to 16 June, 1999 are eligible for a $100 rebate. see (URL) quote "existing, registered customers will be able to view discs during a two-year phase-out period" And finally, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) [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. (...) Evil. Patently evil coin-sucking bastards cavorting in (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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