Don_DickletoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·2 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 bankruptcy(en.wikipedia.org)external-linkarrow-up1449arrow-down110message-square86fedilink
arrow-up1439arrow-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 bankruptcy(en.wikipedia.org)Don_DickletoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·2 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareAllNewTypeFaceEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkI think that was deliberate, and some pirate cheekily named the file format after a hated junk DVD format
minus-squareSpaceCowboyEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkYeah I remember it being called “DivX ;)” so DivX with a wink.
I think that was deliberate, and some pirate cheekily named the file format after a hated junk DVD format
Yeah I remember it being called “DivX ;)” so DivX with a wink.