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From: Lloyd Parsons on 23 Mar 2010 16:39 In article <lloydparsons-E517A5.15173023032010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: > > BlockBuster uses a Linux based player for their video on demand. > > http://openboxeebox.com/new-blockbuster-vod-box-runs-linux/ > > > That's actually quite interesting, thanks for the link. But even > Blockbuster doesn't do streaming to a Linux computer, and it doesn't > seem that they do any HD streaming. They do have newer movies that you > pay for ($3.99 pretty reasonable for new releases). Further research shows that this is a dud. Nearly no HD movies from Blockbuster, and the box itself isn't getting any good reviews. It is sometimes good to know that bulwarks like Blockbuster don't change much! :) -- Lloyd
From: chrisv on 23 Mar 2010 16:54 Mocassin joe wrote: >"nospam" wrote: >> >> it adds up when you sell millions of them. at some point you draw the >> line for what is included and what is not. > >No - that isn't even a factor. If it costs a dollar and you add it to the >price it's not costing the manufacturer anything. Oh, but don't you realize that adding a dollar of cost might screw-up that "perfectly correct, all costs considered" price of $499? It is the perfectly-correct price, you know, until that day when the "perfectly correct, all costs considered" price *instantly* drops to $399! Guffaw.
From: nospam on 23 Mar 2010 17:00 In article <lv9qn.6898$Ek4.1729(a)newsfe24.iad>, Mocassin joe <joemocasanto(a)aol.com> wrote: > But you didn't answer my question; what if the built-in space is exceeded? what if the external storage is exceeded? there's a limit to everything. there will certainly be some people that want more storage, but based on iphone and ipod touch surveys, it won't be very many.
From: nospam on 23 Mar 2010 17:02 In article <8x9qn.6899$Ek4.2412(a)newsfe24.iad>, Mocassin joe <joemocasanto(a)aol.com> wrote: > No - that isn't even a factor. If it costs a dollar and you add it to the > price it's not costing the manufacturer anything. you obviously know very little about designing and marketing a commercial product.
From: Mocassin joe on 23 Mar 2010 17:17
"nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:230320101402216574%nospam(a)nospam.invalid... > In article <8x9qn.6899$Ek4.2412(a)newsfe24.iad>, Mocassin joe > <joemocasanto(a)aol.com> wrote: > >> No - that isn't even a factor. If it costs a dollar and you add it to >> the >> price it's not costing the manufacturer anything. > > you obviously know very little about designing and marketing a > commercial product. Did it since 1971. |