it was more desireable to hire programmers/developers with a 4 year degree because of a demonstrated desire and ability to learn.

In a profession where learning is constant, these are important traits. The key word here is demonstrated. Hiring people is mostly blind, so you go with those that have completed the task.

I know what DRM means but although I don't agree with DRM, I am not buying because I am sick and tired of paying for the same content over and over. I used to own almost 500 video tapes. Then DVD came along and I now own 325 titles, a very large majority of which duplicate titles from my tape collection. Since there is not much new that I would consider buying and I refuse to invest in the same titles again, there is little incentive for me to invest in Blu-Ray equipment.