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I've always understood this and it doesn't bother me, at least for iTunes/Apple movies. Yes, you get less than a DVD/Blu-Ray in that the media could potentiall

by D13Fd 4y ago

I've always understood this and it doesn't bother me, at least for iTunes/Apple movies. Yes, you get less than a DVD/Blu-Ray in that the media could potentially disappear. But you also get more. It works on your computer, your phone, your iPad, and instantly on every TV in your house that has a streaming device. It works when you travel. You can download every movie you "own" to every device you have, almost instantly, as many times as you want. You don't have to worry about storing, losing, or damaging the disc. You can start a movie on your laptop, pause, and automatically pick right up where you left off on your phone or iPad or TV. You don't have to go to a store, or order a disc online and wait. You don't have to pay for shipping. With Apple, and least, you don't even have to buy new media when new technologies appear - every video I've ever purchased has been upgraded to HD, and then to 4K and HDR when they became available, all for free. And with Apple at least, "Family Sharing" lets all of your family members stream or download the movie to their devices as well. Yes, it's possible that Apple or Amazon could take away movies that you own. But the public outcry would be massive. And I've been "owning" videos from Apple for 10+ years without issue, so I feel pretty comfortable with it at this point.

haunter 4y ago
>Yes, it's possible that Apple or Amazon could take away movies that you own. But the public outcry would be massive It's already happening and nope there isn't a massive outcry https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33010912 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33010912
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alexfromapex 4y ago
The public outcry being massive isn't going to stop companies from trying to exploit people. Companies that seemed consistent in the past have changed many times. Apple is actually a great example in that they were a privacy-focused company but have more recently forayed into scanning devices against customers' will and have now created their own ad business. That decision was made under the assumption that they own the devices they sell to customers for thousands of dollars not their customers. If the economy gets worse, you can bet they will look for additional ways to make money off their customers. Once you buy a decent amount of movies they will have lots of leverage over you. Look at Tim Cook's response to fixing the texting issue. They don't care about public outcry.
nonameiguess 4y ago
I was considering a top-level comment saying something similar, at the risk of being severely downvoted for an opinion contrary to such a popular Hacker News hobby horse (you'll own nothing and be happy), but here you are already at the bottom of the page, so I'm just going to commiserate. I do happen to still own a few DVD box sets from 15-20 years ago, and I haven't watched a single one in over a decade. I have no clue if they still work. I didn't even have a player for a long time, though my wife finally bought one a few years ago to be able to watch a Twin Peaks boxed set with deleted scenes that were not available in any other medium. As it stands, when I click the option to buy from a streaming service, I understand it doesn't mean it's forever, but I don't care. It just means I'm guessing I'll want to watch it more than once outside of the 48 hour rental window and it's worth the extra five bucks or so to do that. It doesn't mean I'm likely going to want to watch it again decades from now. Maybe it's just that I moved so much when I was younger, but the sheer number of DVDs and CDs I lost or accidentally destroyed over a decades greatly outweights what I have ever lost because a streaming service lost its license. And I'm glad to no longer need the external storage space.

by D13Fd 4y ago

haunter 4y ago

>Yes, it's possible that Apple or Amazon could take away movies that you own. But the public outcry would be massive It's already happening and nope there isn't a massive outcry https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33010912 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33010912

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alexfromapex 4y ago

The public outcry being massive isn't going to stop companies from trying to exploit people. Companies that seemed consistent in the past have changed many times. Apple is actually a great example in that they were a privacy-focused company but have more recently forayed into scanning devices against customers' will and have now created their own ad business. That decision was made under the assumption that they own the devices they sell to customers for thousands of dollars not their customers. If the economy gets worse, you can bet they will look for additional ways to make money off their customers. Once you buy a decent amount of movies they will have lots of leverage over you. Look at Tim Cook's response to fixing the texting issue. They don't care about public outcry.

nonameiguess 4y ago

I was considering a top-level comment saying something similar, at the risk of being severely downvoted for an opinion contrary to such a popular Hacker News hobby horse (you'll own nothing and be happy), but here you are already at the bottom of the page, so I'm just going to commiserate. I do happen to still own a few DVD box sets from 15-20 years ago, and I haven't watched a single one in over a decade. I have no clue if they still work. I didn't even have a player for a long time, though my wife finally bought one a few years ago to be able to watch a Twin Peaks boxed set with deleted scenes that were not available in any other medium. As it stands, when I click the option to buy from a streaming service, I understand it doesn't mean it's forever, but I don't care. It just means I'm guessing I'll want to watch it more than once outside of the 48 hour rental window and it's worth the extra five bucks or so to do that. It doesn't mean I'm likely going to want to watch it again decades from now. Maybe it's just that I moved so much when I was younger, but the sheer number of DVDs and CDs I lost or accidentally destroyed over a decades greatly outweights what I have ever lost because a streaming service lost its license. And I'm glad to no longer need the external storage space.