| blue ray is also an attempt to keep people from moving formats, there is nothing more profitable for these people then keeping you from moving a copy of something you own, making you buy a new one |
Well, though I agree with what is said, from the other side, up to now; there are multiple reasons behind this. Im not saying I 100% agree with either side but i do see each view. It basically boils down to a war against piracy. You can say its bull all you want, but it cuts into their profits and they are in the business to make profit. You do not technically own a movie you purchase. You own a small round disc or a string of binary numbers which gives you permission to view the material that said producer has published. It's not so much they are forcing you onto a single format to keep you on that format, they are forcing a format because they are trying to narrow it down the number of formats to track. We probably pay a 100% premium for movies and games these days solely for businesses to make up for lost profits from piracy. Greed vs. Greed, who wins?
I feel as if this post might derail the thread, but fighting piracy is a legit issue that none of us truely like.
