Comments on: Peerflix gains 145,000 new users in one year

By: TDavid

TDavid — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:00:31 +0000

And as we’ve seen through history, monopolies and trusts get broken up all the time. Takes awhile, but they do. The RIAA and MPAA are already fracturing. It’s just a matter of time. Good riddance, I say.

By: SterlingCamden

SterlingCamden — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:47:55 +0000

Sorry, I meant “latter”, not “letter”. I should proofread better before pressing “Submit Comment”.

By: SterlingCamden

SterlingCamden — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:46:46 +0000

“Laziness and complacency” as a business model only works if you have a monopoly or trust, and I think the letter applies in this case. It’s only the collusion of all the film companies to stymie competition along the time axis that artificially props up the theaters. On the other hand, if the theater experience could blow away anything you could get out of your home theater system, then people would still pay to go. Virtual reality, put you into the movie — I’d go (especially for certain kinds of movies).