Comments on: Blockbuster aligns with CinemaNow in an effort to stay relevant http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:41:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bart http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/comment-page-1/#comment-392415 Bart Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:13:51 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=14425#comment-392415 WARNING!!!! Read the fine print about purchasing videos.. 4.3.3 .........Once you have downloaded a working copy of a piece of Retained Content we will not refund your purchase price or provide another copy of said piece of Retained Content in the event that your computer crashes, your hard drive fails, the file becomes corrupt or in the event that said piece of Retained Content does not play, for whatever reason. This means you will be required to maintain your PC forever (unlikely) to have unlimited usage. Better buy a DVD at least when you buy it you can watch it any place you like..... WARNING!!!! Read the fine print about purchasing videos..

4.3.3 ………Once you have downloaded a working copy of a piece of Retained Content we will not refund your purchase price or provide another copy of said piece of Retained Content in the event that your computer crashes, your hard drive fails, the file becomes corrupt or in the event that said piece of Retained Content does not play, for whatever reason.

This means you will be required to maintain your PC forever (unlikely) to have unlimited usage. Better buy a DVD at least when you buy it you can watch it any place you like…..

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]]> By: NuShrike http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/comment-page-1/#comment-376006 NuShrike Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:17:22 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=14425#comment-376006 Blockbuster is already dead. With Netflix streaming (unlimited and flat-fee) to TiVos now besides Xbox360, and the Roku, it's the end-game now. Blockbuster is already dead. With Netflix streaming (unlimited and flat-fee) to TiVos now besides Xbox360, and the Roku, it’s the end-game now.

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]]> By: Tony http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/comment-page-1/#comment-375688 Tony Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:20:39 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=14425#comment-375688 Did Blockbuster Buy CinemaNow? They bought MovieLink a couple of years ago and rebranded that to Blockbuster; which obviously didn't help. Did Blockbuster Buy CinemaNow? They bought MovieLink a couple of years ago and rebranded that to Blockbuster; which obviously didn’t help.

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]]> By: Flaming.Cowboy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/comment-page-1/#comment-375166 Flaming.Cowboy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:40:53 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=14425#comment-375166 Of course if we had REAL broadband speeds here, downloading movies might actually seem viable... Kind of a catch 22 - Blockbuster need a future, but the Australian Government has almost no interest in making our broadband as fast as most other Western countries! Of course, add to this the competition from BigPond Movies and presumably the Apple iTunes Store (if us Aussies ever actually get movie downloads that is, with regards to the latter...) and, well it sucks to be in the movie rental business right now... Of course if we had REAL broadband speeds here, downloading movies might actually seem viable…

Kind of a catch 22 – Blockbuster need a future, but the Australian Government has almost no interest in making our broadband as fast as most other Western countries!

Of course, add to this the competition from BigPond Movies and presumably the Apple iTunes Store (if us Aussies ever actually get movie downloads that is, with regards to the latter…) and, well it sucks to be in the movie rental business right now…

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]]> By: Electric Monk http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/comment-page-1/#comment-375075 Electric Monk Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:02:26 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=14425#comment-375075 If I remember correctly, Netflix's online content is streaming, not downloadable. It's only a portion of their catalog, although it's still a pretty big bunch of movies to look through. And the no time limitations is pretty sweet. If I remember correctly, Netflix’s online content is streaming, not downloadable. It’s only a portion of their catalog, although it’s still a pretty big bunch of movies to look through. And the no time limitations is pretty sweet.

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]]> By: Don Louie http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/14/blockbuster-aligns-with-cinemanow-in-an-effort-to-stay-relevant/comment-page-1/#comment-374818 Don Louie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:26:18 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=14425#comment-374818 These are decisions that need to be made because Netflix is killing them These are decisions that need to be made because Netflix is killing them

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