Unbox Too Restricted and Too Expensive? 185
abb_road writes "Businessweek takes a first look at Amazon's new video service and walks away unimpressed. Between the high cost of downloads, the sometimes-poor video quality and the restrictions required by movie studios, they're not predicting a huge hit. From the article: 'Amazon finally launched its long-awaited online video service on Sept. 7. But it's no sure thing that it will catch on with the masses. The service, called Amazon Unbox, offers downloads of movies and television shows, as well as digital movie rentals. But like all its rivals, it's shackled by a raft of viewing limitations imposed by movie studios.'"
Step 2, 3? (Score:3, Funny)
So is this what YouTube would be like if they decided to play along with the MPAA and charge subscription fees?
Re:Unbox Link (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So I can buy a movie... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:MPAA (Score:5, Funny)
How can anyone say it is too expensive (Score:4, Funny)
Re:o rly? (Score:2, Funny)
just kidding, i used to make mixtapes to play in my car because it had a tape player in it, back in the old days when shifting formats was "fair use".