Re:My Stupid Analogy (Score 1)

Hollywood and Circuit City already tried this and failed miserably! Remember DIVX? DIVX was a failed attempt to come up with a new standard for DVD's after their was already a DVD standard with millions of players in place. DIVX disks looked like DVD's but could only be played on DIVX branded players. It basically was a Pay Per View model in that you "purchased" the physical DIVX disk, but had to pay for every 24 hour viewing period that unlocked it. If you did not pay your bill or disconnect your DIVX player from the phone line, All your titles were useless and had no value to anyone. The internet community and consumers alike have already voted un the "own vs rent" issue by rejecting DIVX.