Phrozenflame500 said:
Oh alright, I didn't read the bottom part of your post since it was addressed to somebody else.
So, for the first part I'm almost certain you're exaggerating the processing power needed for this. You won't need a new computer to watch Netflix and you won't have to wait more. Hell, it might even wear less on your computer since it's built right into the browser and you don't have to go through Silverlight
The third one is irrelevant. There is no decay of ownership because there never was ownership to begin with services like Netflix. When you pay for Netflix, you don't own the movies, you're paying to be allowed to stream them via their service. Stop paying, or hell for whatever reason they choose, they can cut you off at any time. This isn't some shady stuff like Steam where it's "you totally own them (except you kinda don't)", you very blatantly don't.
So the only thing I can agree with is third-party bugs may be an issue. But in that case, you have no issues with the DRM itself just with the way it's implemented. Any major bugs will eventually get patched out as it's in the company's best interest to have their security software work correctly.
And about the streaming thing, Netflix streams in 1080p HD I believe. And they're rolling out full 4K streaming in a couple of months. I don't know what you mean by "stream quality".
yes, most people wont need new compuiter to wathc netflix. people who can "Barelly run it" would though. and while thnkafully there is less and less people with computers that old, they still exist.
Yes, there is no ownership with netflix. There is ownership with download services.Netflix is like a cable TV that lets you choose what you want to watch, incidentaly its equaly poor quality of stream as well (which is my main reason for pushing downloads - the video quality).
youtube also streams in 1080HD. that is, they are streaming their compressed video which has lower bitrate than a half-decent 720p video you would download. and the lack of quality shows. especially if you got something with little/no compression to compare to. i upload videos to youtube sometimes, and the difference between what i sent them and what the result is in quality is staggering. netflix works the same way. thier problem isnt space but rather ability to stream to people with slow internet. too bad everyone with a decent internet has to suffer for it.
dyre said:
All that would still have happened if I had spent that same time posting in OT, or even if the headline was more neutral. Sensationalist headlines are supposed to draw new traffic to the site, not redirect existing traffic. In that sense they'll always be a failure because the Escapist is simply not a site that anyone who isn't already on the Escapist would use for news. Unless they make additional ad money in news threads compared to offtopic threads, there's no reason to specifically try to draw Escapist users towards the news stories specifically.
thats the thing though. you wouldnt have spent time posting in OT if the headline was neutral. i know i wouldnt have. i would have looked on the headline, thought "ok" and moved onto reading next one. i dont know about you, but i dont click to comment every story they report on, and when on main page title is the only thing you see before you click.
if existing members stay here more, post more, they generate more ads as well. look at this thread, i have already visited it 4 times, versus 0 if the title would have been normal. so they are already earning ad revenue for 4 clicks at least because of the title.
also do not underestimate new people. i see a lot of escpaist results in my google searches. it may be google personalization stuff of course, but it does come up. and sensationalist titles attract traffic. For example couple days ago Jim named one of his youtube videos "Social justice warriors" and then lamented that half the people watching it appears to be not the regular viewers but people from outside coming in just because of the title. the video was 47 seconds long and didnt really show anything special. yet it generated a lot of new traffic.