Posted by kim on 01/29/07 06:35

"Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:515203F1i0nqqU1@mid.individual.net...
> I see amazon.com are now offering movie downloads.
> Little Miss Sunshine for example costs $15.99 on dvd, but you can save $1
> (plus postage I suppose) if you download it for $14.99.
>
> Who in their right mind would do such a thing?
> At 1.94GB it also looks like it's the barebones movie alone. ...and also
> "audio channels: 2".
> Ha!
>
> And isn't it nice to know that it's for ... "US customers only."
>
> And... "You can keep purchased videos on 2 PCs and 2 portable video
players
> at the same time."
>
> And...
> "Each Amazon Unbox Video purchase includes both a DVD-quality video file
> suitable for playback on a large screen (your PC or TV), plus a video file
> designed for playback on compatible Windows Media video portable devices."
>
>
> What a joke!

Amazon downloads are full of spyware too according to an article at
Slyck.com some months ago.

For the uninitiated, "Little Miss Sunshine" begins with a visit to a man in
a mental hospital after attempting to slash his wrists and after about 15
mins of watching the movie I felt like doing the same.

(kim)

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