im_z

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by im_z 3y ago
How? Define "need" and "replace." If something is not available on a digital service, it's not replacing anything. And if you want something and the only available place is that service, then you "need" th
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by im_z 3y ago
Being a "techie" is irrelevant. It is straightforward to get a disc player if someone wants it. You clearly don't want it. But if someone does, the lack of tech knowledge is barely a barrier. I would guess people that are les
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by im_z 3y ago
Ok, but my point is you can't just claim the revenue is shrinking as evidence there was no demand when the service itself is getting worse. Perhaps that alone explains most of the reduction. People using the disc service in 2020 had am
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by im_z 3y ago
"Upscale" is the wrong word here. The film is scanned at a higher resolution. If it was shot on tape then yes it has to be upscaled but almost no films were shot on tape.
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by im_z 3y ago
"but investors want growth" which we know is a stupid mentality.
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by im_z 3y ago
Well they had 50 distribution centres in the past. It wasn't across the country then.
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by im_z 3y ago
And? As if the law in these things has no relevance. Of course it does. You can't just discount this because it's in the law. Good luck seeing these kinds of laws applying to digital media. It's just not treated the same.
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by im_z 3y ago
So Netflix has 100k titles like Netflix DVD had? Thought so. Not a replacement then.
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by im_z 3y ago
Again, ignoring the data centre side. It's not from thin air that you can stream.
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by im_z 3y ago
Terrible argument. First stop pretending data centres have no impact on the environment. They do. Second, this is a great use of discs. They are being reused. They aren't just plastic that goes into a dump, it's something people r
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by im_z 3y ago
It's not a natural death. They've done nothing to maintain it. They reduced distribution centres (thus increasing wait times) and they haven't replaced many of the titles that have become damaged, so they are unavailable. It&