@Suzu @karolat @mia @mischievoustomato @not_br549 @smug Remember DivX? ...Remember DIVX? No, not the same thing!

It was hilarious, they tried to sell rental discs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX . It was like streaming before bandwidth was abundant enough to actually do a streaming service.

> DIVX (Digital Video Express) is a discontinued digital video format. Created in part by Circuit City, it was an unsuccessful attempt to create an alternative to video rental in the United States.
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> DIVX was a rental format variation on the DVD player in which a customer would buy a DIVX disc (similar to a DVD) for approximately US$4.50, which was watchable for up to 48 hours from its initial viewing. After this period, the disc could be viewed by paying a continuation fee to play it for two more days.
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> Initially, the players were approximately twice as expensive as standard DVD players, but price reductions occurred within months of release.

The public largely ignored it. I've never seen a DIVX player. People were not willing to buy a disc that you had to pay to watch.

:bezos: Times sure have changed.