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Re:The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival ... by cbsks on Monday June 29, 2020 @12:40PM (#23679176)
> I bet they're more worried the service cannibalizes their DVD/Blu-ray sales than that the service itself isn't popular enough.

I'm guessing they would love for Disney+ to replace DVD/Blu-ray sales. Rather than making a one time sale, the customer pays for it every month! Forever!

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Re:The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival ... by projektfu on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:05PM (#23679469)
A lot of customers are probably very happy to pay a monthly fee just to avoid having their DVD wear out while the movie is “in the vault”. Children play these things like 10 times per day.
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Re:The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival ... by lozaning on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:34PM (#23679918)
Does optical media really wear out?
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Re:The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75B Netflix rival ... by cbsks on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:45PM (#23680043)
When kids are involved, yes :)
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