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Analysts also warned that, although technology companies are using
movie downloads to promote everything including iPods and Web
search, consumers haven't shown a willingness to shell out cash to
watch feature films on their computer screens.
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Not to mention:
- pricing often at or higher than DVD prices
- lower quality versions
- only play on Windows machines
- you can't lend it out like a DVD
- fewer features (e.g., deleted scenes)
- lots of DRM (specifics vary among services, but I haven't
seen any where I am even willing to install the player)
A lot of people (including me) think that Apple's offering is more of
a "placeholder" than a real service.
"The customers keep asking for bananas, so why do my attempts to sell
them kumquats fail?"
Craig
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