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Yep - when they asked why the online service that they bought DRM ridden content from closed, and now their purchases were lost (they were asking what to do/how

• dabockster 11y ago
  How many people is that, though? 10 out of the 7 billion people on Earth? That's a very small fraction. Unless the world population suddenly decides to become digitally literate enough to understand the web in a programmer's context, these patterns of bad unwritten standards will continue out of convenience for the "soccer mom" end user.
• dec0dedab0de 11y ago
  That is a really good argument, but doesn't apply to streaming.
• jamespo 11y ago
  What service was that?
  • PhantomGremlin 11y ago
    There have been a plethora of these. I don't remember much because I'd NEVER pay for DRMed media that I wasn't sure I couldn't get around. E.g. DVD is OK since there are plenty of rippers. Here are a few cases I recall: Microsoft screwed a bunch of people with PlaysForSure. Even the brown bar of turd wouldn't play it: The Zune and PlaysForSure music are both Certified for Windows Vista, yet the Zune cannot play PlaysForSure music purchased from the MSN Music Store[1] MLB did the same thing: Some hardcore baseball fans have been left stranded on third base by Major League Baseball after it decided to change DRM systems. As a result, game footage purchased under the old DRM scheme are no longer viewable, leaving fans with unwatchable footage—and no refunds.[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plays_for_sure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plays_for_sure [2] http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2007/11/major-league-baseballs-drm-change-strikes-out-with-fans/ http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2007/11/major-league-ba...