> But unless something has changed, as long as you keep that computer offline it will be able to play those videos in eternity. I don't know if it ever was tha

> But unless something has changed, as long as you keep that computer offline it will be able to play those videos in eternity. I don't know if it ever was that way. If it was, something has changed. During the early months of the pandemic, we carried a Mac mini around that had a ton of downloaded content, and spent a lot of time in places with no internet service. It needed to "re-bless" itself every so often (I don't remember how often - maybe once a month or twice a month - it wasn't very often). Our solution was to carry it with us when we were near enough to a tower. Using a phone hotspot with just a single bar of bad service, the process took 10-15 seconds. So as far as tech/media companies go, Apple is almost certainly the least bad option, by a wide margin. But it's not perfect ;)