Posted by poco on 12/09/05 05:15

Derek Janssen wrote:
> Allan wrote:
> > http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/stocks/media/10256297.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
> >
> > DVDs Lose Their Shine
> >
> > For the consumer, the choice of paying $4 to watch a movie through a
> > cable system vs. $19.99 to own it on DVD might increasingly compromise
> > the historically high margins enjoyed by the DVD producers,
> > aggregators and distributors looking forward.
>
> I propose a new system:
> Media analysts will now pay ME $4 every time they get caught up in a new
> pay-per-view technology and predict that it will someday replace DVD... :)
>
> Derek Janssen (and I should be able to afford that tropical island
> within a month or two)
> djanss@charter.net

This is true.
We already have the choice of renting DVDs for $2.00 to $4.00
I still buy more DVDs than I rent. Usually at $10 to $15 (not $19.99)

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