Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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-square84fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoITT: people confusing DIVX with DivX
minus-squarenot_woody_shaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI knew there’d been some kind of thing with the same name as the open source(ish?) DivX video codec, but not living in the USA I never found out what exactly it was.
minus-squarePoppa_Mo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoDon’t act like they’re stupid for not knowing the difference because of the caps lol.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhere am I doing that? DivX was purposefully named to mock DIVX.
minus-squarePoppa_Mo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSorry, I’ve only ever seen the “ITT” comments used to make fun of people.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYou might be projecting your own biases.
minus-squaredumbass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoPfff DivX, real G’s use XviD!
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI’m actually surprised no one got sued for trademark infringement. Two video-related products having such similar names.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoDIVX flopped hard and was gone within a year. DivX was just mocking them afterwards.
ITT: people confusing DIVX with DivX
I knew there’d been some kind of thing with the same name as the open source(ish?) DivX video codec, but not living in the USA I never found out what exactly it was.
Don’t act like they’re stupid for not knowing the difference because of the caps lol.
I sure did
Where am I doing that?
DivX was purposefully named to mock DIVX.
Sorry, I’ve only ever seen the “ITT” comments used to make fun of people.
You might be projecting your own biases.
Pfff DivX, real G’s use XviD!
Movie.Title[2009]DvDrip-aXXo
I’m actually surprised no one got sued for trademark infringement. Two video-related products having such similar names.
DIVX flopped hard and was gone within a year. DivX was just mocking them afterwards.