SteveC
Doing the best imitation of myself
I think is is especially ironic that the only thing that remains from the term "DIVX" is DivX, a very nice, and also free, video codec. I think there's something of a lesson here... One other thing: DIVX was marketed as an anti-piracy product to the industry. The company tried a variety of marketing schemes with the public, none of which worked.WizarDru said:I was awfully confused for a moment, until I realized you weren't referring to DivX, but the original DIVX (my confusion, not a lack of clarity on your part).
For clarity's sake, DIVX was a completely different situation in comparison to DVDs than DRM versions of PDFs. DIVX was never meant as a way to counteract piracy, but a way for Circuit City (and ONLY Circuit City) to bilk as much money as humanly possible from consumers. It only had any initial market penetration due mostly to consumer ignorance and expensive (at that time) DVD prices. Back when DVDs were new, the idea of paying a rental price of $4.95 for limited viewings over a short period of time didn't seem like a terrible idea...to some.
In practice, DIVX was doomed from the start for a host of reasons.
I'll give Monte the benefit of the doubt, but I think this may be a serious misstep. I really have little to no desire to use Microsoft's Passport system, especially considering how poorly implemented it was when I last used it.
Is there a better solution? I don't know, yet. But there seem to be a lot of little things I have to do to get access to a PDF through driverthrurpg.com, and I don't like the convuluted process. At this moment, I'm leaning towards waiting an additional two months for print copies of material, rather than involve myself with the whole DRM fiasco.
I agree with you about waiting for print on items available through this service. The problem becomes that publishers decide what to take to print based on PDF sales, so I might miss out on some products entirely by doing this. Well, c'est la vie.