why not have part of the cost of downloading go the uploadersthat way people have a financial reason to seed things they payed forthe distribution cost of that would be almost nothing as there wouldn't have to be a dedicated seed from the service
"Furthermore, downloads require Windows Media Player and works only on Windows machines and is tied to one single PC for now."I can see this and the DRM (yes I realize part of that is because of the DRM) being a huge reason for it's failure. Though I think most if not all of the issues listed are valid and will contribute to it having a less then stellar launch.
Reason #6: If I'm paying for the content, then I'm killing the client the second the download finishes. I will put bare minimum limits on allowed upload slots, and allowed upload bandwidth. As far as I'm concerned, forking over cash absolves me of any responsibility to be a "good bittorrent citizen".
bobothnFeb 26, 2007
Just so you know newsgroups suck. why would i pay to download stuff i can get for free might as well just buy the damn songs if i am doing that.
kufu91Feb 26, 2007
why not have part of the cost of downloading go the uploadersthat way people have a financial reason to seed things they payed forthe distribution cost of that would be almost nothing as there wouldn't have to be a dedicated seed from the service
uidzeroFeb 26, 2007
"Furthermore, downloads require Windows Media Player and works only on Windows machines and is tied to one single PC for now."I can see this and the DRM (yes I realize part of that is because of the DRM) being a huge reason for it's failure. Though I think most if not all of the issues listed are valid and will contribute to it having a less then stellar launch.
jawbreaker4fsFeb 26, 2007
Or you rent too many movies in a short period of time and they blacklist you.
subliminalurgeFeb 26, 2007
Reason #6: If I'm paying for the content, then I'm killing the client the second the download finishes. I will put bare minimum limits on allowed upload slots, and allowed upload bandwidth. As far as I'm concerned, forking over cash absolves me of any responsibility to be a "good bittorrent citizen".
davemnFeb 26, 2007
DRM is reason enough for me. DRM = no sale.
mactardFeb 26, 2007
Anyone notice he didnt mention utorrent?
duggmaniaFeb 26, 2007
Exactly - with sites like <a class="user" href="http://www.flixflux.co.uk">http://www.flixflux.co.uk</a> making it easy to find movie torrents completely free, why would you bother paying for DRM crippled content?