Jan
23
Tech Zombies: 6 Technologies That Don't Know They're Dead | Cracked.com
After ten years we’re finally seeing dropping DVD sales. Considering movies can already be downloaded onto set-top boxes on a pay-per-view basis, and can be downloaded over the internet on a pay-nothing-per-view basis, it’s a wonder it took this long.
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Box sets of TV shows have inexplicably injected huge profits into DVD over the last few years. Even though the shows are free to watch in rerun form and, if you’re not happy with that, rips are available four nanoseconds before a show finishes airing. But loyal fans hold out for the official box set. If you’re new to this human thing called “capitalism”, corporations interpret “loyalty” the way a prisoner might interpret “dropping the soap”.