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Is it dumb though? Why should they care about Linux users? Really, how does it make sense for them to spend time on it?

shmerl 7y ago
It sure is, because it will be broken and pirated either way. So what did they achieve? They simply lost paying customers, nothing more. It totally makes no sense to spend any time and resources on DRM. Instead, they should start offering video DRM-free for sale, not just for rent. The reasons they are pushing this junk are political. As was well explained here: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/introducing_gogcom_drmfree_movies/post499 https://www.gog.com/forum/general/introducing_gogcom_drmfree... Also, surprising to see so many here on HN endorsing DRM junk and those who push it on everyone.
- papln 7y ago
  If you don't like DRM, why do you want to buy/rent Disney stuff from the company that invented and bribed Congress to create modern Draconian copyright law?
  - shmerl 7y ago
    I don't use them and don't rent anything from them.
    - EpicEng 7y ago
      Yet you seem pretty annoyed by their lack of Linux support... I don't want to go too far on this because I agree with you on DRM, but "doesn't work on Linux" is a non-issue for most consumer products, for whatever reason.
      - shmerl 7y ago
        Sure, you should be annoyed, since it's caused by them using DRM ;) I pointed it out very explicitly in the original comment. I.e. it's not like they are specifically anti-Linux, they are simply DRM obsessed. Which of course doesn't make it any better for Linux users.
        EpicEng 7y ago
        I think it's more that they are DRM obsessed and don't give two flying ducks about Linux. If Linux were important, their DRM would work on it. For one I blame them, for the other I don't. I have to admit I just don't care that much anymore. In the spectrum of things I have the time and energy to really care about, DRM has fallen off the list. I want to watch The Mandalorian, and damn; it was pretty great.
        shmerl 7y ago
        My point is simple, DRM-free services have no issues with video on Linux, because video doesn't really depend on the platform. Video is video everywhere. As long as they aren't using some crazy custom codecs that no one has support for, it will work. DRM on the other hand is a platform dependent junk. So quite naturally it limits use cases which work with it.
        EpicEng 7y ago
        That is not in any way untrue... but I understand why they don't care :)
        shmerl 7y ago
        Well, they don't need to care (about supporting DRM), they just need to stop being DRM freaks to begin with and start releasing DRM-free. That's the only real fix :) But of course, it's Disney we are talking about. They never learn.

It sure is, because it will be broken and pirated either way. So what did they achieve? They simply lost paying customers, nothing more. It totally makes no sense to spend any time and resources on DRM. Instead, they should start offering video DRM-free for sale, not just for rent. The reasons they are pushing this junk are political. As was well explained here: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/introducing_gogcom_drmfree_movies/post499 https://www.gog.com/forum/general/introducing_gogcom_drmfree... Also, surprising to see so many here on HN endorsing DRM junk and those who push it on everyone.

papln 7y ago
If you don't like DRM, why do you want to buy/rent Disney stuff from the company that invented and bribed Congress to create modern Draconian copyright law?
- shmerl 7y ago
  I don't use them and don't rent anything from them.
  - EpicEng 7y ago
    Yet you seem pretty annoyed by their lack of Linux support... I don't want to go too far on this because I agree with you on DRM, but "doesn't work on Linux" is a non-issue for most consumer products, for whatever reason.
    - shmerl 7y ago
      Sure, you should be annoyed, since it's caused by them using DRM ;) I pointed it out very explicitly in the original comment. I.e. it's not like they are specifically anti-Linux, they are simply DRM obsessed. Which of course doesn't make it any better for Linux users.
      - EpicEng 7y ago
        I think it's more that they are DRM obsessed and don't give two flying ducks about Linux. If Linux were important, their DRM would work on it. For one I blame them, for the other I don't. I have to admit I just don't care that much anymore. In the spectrum of things I have the time and energy to really care about, DRM has fallen off the list. I want to watch The Mandalorian, and damn; it was pretty great.
        shmerl 7y ago
        My point is simple, DRM-free services have no issues with video on Linux, because video doesn't really depend on the platform. Video is video everywhere. As long as they aren't using some crazy custom codecs that no one has support for, it will work. DRM on the other hand is a platform dependent junk. So quite naturally it limits use cases which work with it.
        EpicEng 7y ago
        That is not in any way untrue... but I understand why they don't care :)
        shmerl 7y ago
        Well, they don't need to care (about supporting DRM), they just need to stop being DRM freaks to begin with and start releasing DRM-free. That's the only real fix :) But of course, it's Disney we are talking about. They never learn.