It seems that the internet is about to do for movies what is has already down for music. In a historic first, Hollywood studios will allow consumers to download selected movies and burn them to DVD for purchase.It was only a matter of time before movies took advantage of the web too.
I'm really pleased that Apple didn't get the deal - we have quite enough domination from giants like Apple, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft already.
I'm fairly confident that this will be shortlived. In 5 years I predict we'll be streaming movies rather than downloading them. We'll buy a non-expiring licence to watch some media on demand as many times as we like.
Imagine all those movies you wished you'd seen and never got around to, and now you can't be bothered to buy or rent on DVD. How many times have you missed an episode in the middle of a season of Lost or 24? Won't it be great to just decide to watch when you want to.
On the flip-side, there's HD. There's more data, it requires more bandwidth to stream. Which technology is going to lead, and which will follow?
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That is interesting
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