Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down110
arrow-up1438arrow-down1external-linkTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoTo be fair, it was reusable, you just had to pay to use it again. Unfortunately it relied on dial up internet, cause home broadband was pretty rare back then.
To be fair, it was reusable, you just had to pay to use it again.
Unfortunately it relied on dial up internet, cause home broadband was pretty rare back then.