Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 个月前TIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1443arrow-down110
arrow-up1433arrow-down1external-linkTIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 个月前message-square86fedilink
minus-squareAllNewTypeFacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 个月前I think that was deliberate, and some pirate cheekily named the file format after a hated junk DVD format
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 个月前Yeah I remember it being called “DivX ;)” so DivX with a wink.
I think that was deliberate, and some pirate cheekily named the file format after a hated junk DVD format
Yeah I remember it being called “DivX ;)” so DivX with a wink.