It's VHS vs. Beta all over again, but worse

Re:It's VHS vs. Beta all over again, but worse by goostavos on Sunday April 07, 2019 @01:39PM (#19598439)

Or worse, the only way to watch it _is with a cable subscription_. What??? Spiderman Homecoming on Amazon straight up cannot be rented without signing up for a Starz subscription.

It's completely baffling. Amazon really dropped their 'customer obsession' on the video side.

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Re:It's VHS vs. Beta all over again, but worse by delecti on Sunday April 07, 2019 @04:04PM (#19599474)

Do you really think they have permission to rent it and choose not to? Starz uses Amazon for their HBO Go/Now equivalent, it's probably the only way Amazon can offer it for rent at all.

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Re:It's VHS vs. Beta all over again, but worse by scarface74 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @06:36PM (#19600391)

Amazon didn’t decide not to rent it. It’s up to the rightsholder.

But it is crazy that it is available for rent on iTunes but not Prime.

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