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-squareoctopus_inkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·2 months agoedit-22 months agolinkfedilinkSome of us remember when this happened, and most folks either ignored or actively hated the idea. The PA divx player became a recurring character I thought, I’m surprised searching their site only comes up with three comics. https://www.penny-arcade.com/archive/search?tag=86&sort=old The first one (IIRC and according to the search) https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/2dbb325c-0f19-4daa-9c9e-772abd9ef7b9.jpeg
Some of us remember when this happened, and most folks either ignored or actively hated the idea.
The PA divx player became a recurring character I thought, I’m surprised searching their site only comes up with three comics.
https://www.penny-arcade.com/archive/search?tag=86&sort=old
The first one (IIRC and according to the search)
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/2dbb325c-0f19-4daa-9c9e-772abd9ef7b9.jpeg