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-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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.