@dbot: It so far has. Increased competition may change it. Getting something for of your movie is better than getting nothing, so it's much better model to sell the movie for 5$ with a number of people buying it than renting it for the same price nobody renting it.
One thing you can use as a proof of DD:s efficiency, would be movie Star Wreck -The Pirkinning (a Star Trek and Babylon 5 parody). It was made by amateurs, so it was free to download (not quite sure is it anymore) and last time i checked, it was downloaded 5 million times. It may not sound a lot, but with that number, it happens to be the most viewed finnish movie of all times. Sure it was free, but considering that most people haven't even heard about the movie and a lot of people would have paid for it (it actually got DVD release later), i think the number it got downloaded was pretty good. Besides, it does prove how (cost) efficient DD is as channel, since it got distributed basically without cost around the world with record setting number, while no-one had ever heard about the movie or the guys who made the movie.
Ei Kiinasti.
Eikä Japanisti.
Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.
Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
