• Someology@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This is why they will not release the 90s shows on 4k BluRay. They don’t want anyone to actually own copies.

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      7 months ago

      They dont want people to own anything.

      They want you to pay 10/month, then $12/month, then $16/month, then $22/month, on and on forever instead.

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        7 months ago

        They’re following Rule of Acquisition number 10: Greed is eternal.

        Why have your money once when they can have it forever?

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          7 months ago

          They convinced young gamers that this is Business As Usual. SaaS should never have bled into consumer goods. It’s a scourge.

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      7 months ago

      I’m guessing it’s got more to do with the cost of rescanning and upscaling footage for shows that don’t have mass appeal.