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The XDs are in at one of the near-Seattle WalMarts as well. Nice packaging, too.
Roku Does Direct Deal with Wal-Mart Online
Despite a distribution deal with Netgear, Dave Zatz discovered that Roku is now selling through Walmart. You can pick up a Roku XD for $78 or XDS for $98 online only for now, but Zatz believes it'll be available in-store soon.
Life of Brian...
Always look on the bright side of life...
If The World Was Really Ending Tomorrow, What Movie Would Be Your Last?
I highly doubt that the world will end tomorrow, but if it was, what movie would be the last one you would want to see?
I'm on the Rent side as well. I understand why companies feel the need to use DRM to protect their products, but I don't see a reason to buy films digitally while they are DRM'd.
While these films are DRM'd, it feels as though "purchasing" a movie is really just renting them; with the rental due date being when the company no longer is in business, the company decides to change their licensing terms and/or when my computer dies and is replaced more times than the license allows.
Movie Downloads & Streams $60 Million in 2007
AccuStream estimates that the movie download and streaming market will be $60 million in 2007, AccuStream Projects $2.6 Billion Streaming/Downloading Biz. According to AccuStream, movies will account for 2.2% of all media streaming and downloading revenues this year, reaching $60 million--a 133.4...
I've used WatchNow for the last couple months and think it's worth the price (free). I've used it both at home to watch a movie I might not otherwise have delivered. And, it's handy when I can start a documentary or an old favorite up at work to listen to while I'm busy.
The biggest gripe I have is with selection. It's very limited. It doesn't seem to be growing fast enough, either. I've also found the selection to be odd within a series. In the case of one TV series, Dead Like Me, they have both seasons available via WatchNow, but the pilot (you know... the freakin' first episode) isn't available via WatchNow.
Motley Fool on the Watch Now Numbers
Rick Aristotle Munarriz on the 5 million Watch Now viewings, Netflix's Paltry Press Release. It's a big, round number, but it seems a bit low when you consider that Netflix has 6.8 million subscribers. In other words, the average subscriber has checked out 0.75 movies or commercial-free TV episod...
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