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    From Matthew Munson@21:4/108 to All on Fri Mar 31 17:26:26 2023
    If we stop buying physical, the content providers will screw us more.


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  • From hollowone@21:2/150 to Matthew Munson on Sat Apr 1 11:40:49 2023
    On 31 Mar 2023, Matthew Munson said the following...
    If we stop buying physical, the content providers will screw us more.

    I only buy physical, I leech what's only digital, unless this is indie and via indie sales channels.

    ... Xerox Alto was the thing. Anything after we use is just a copy.

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  • From claw@21:1/210 to Matthew Munson on Mon Apr 3 07:39:33 2023
    On 31 Mar 2023, Matthew Munson said the following...
    If we stop buying physical, the content providers will screw us more.

    I hate to say it but were already there. If I want got a get a game is it easier to pack up the kids and drive to a store, or just click a button and its installed in a couple minutes? 99% of folks are going to click. Unless there is some sort of package that comes with goodies and such.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Matthew Munson on Tue Apr 4 09:15:12 2023
    Re: Embrace the physical
    By: Matthew Munson to All on Fri Mar 31 2023 05:26 pm

    If we stop buying physical, the content providers will screw us more.

    Yeah, that's one reason I still like to buy physical copies of movies & TV shows.

    There is some music I've bought in the form of downloadable FLAC files (no DRM), and I don't mind that so much, but with movies & TV shows, it seems the downloadable ones they sell are all locked to a specific player/software. I prefer to have my own copy that I can play any time, and I can also rip it and play it anywhere I want.

    I also don't really like that they use the term "digital" for online streaming and downloadable.. Blu-ray, DVD, and CD are all digital mediums too.

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  • From Geri Atricks@21:4/102 to claw on Tue Apr 4 07:48:16 2023
    If we stop buying physical, the content providers will screw us more.

    I hate to say it but were already there. If I want got a get a game is
    it easier to pack up the kids and drive to a store, or just click a
    button and its installed in a couple minutes? 99% of folks are going to click. Unless there is some sort of package that comes with goodies and such.

    Not to mention that a lot of todays computers (especially Laptops) don't even come with any form of removable media. When I bought my new laptop I also had to buy a USB 3.5 and a USB DVD drive. Maybe they should start marketing new software on either USB sticks or SSD/MicroSSD.

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