TIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcy
TIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcy
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ITT: people confusing DIVX with DivX
Don't act like they're stupid for not knowing the difference because of the caps lol.
Where am I doing that?
DivX was purposefully named to mock DIVX.
Sorry, I've only ever seen the "ITT" comments used to make fun of people.
You might be projecting your own biases.
I sure did
Pffft DivX, real G's use XviD!
Movie.Title[2009]DvDrip-aXXo
I knew there'd been some kind of thing with the same name as the open source(ish?) DivX video codec, but not living in the USA I never found out what exactly it was.
I'm actually surprised no one got sued for trademark infringement. Two video-related products having such similar names.
DIVX flopped hard and was gone within a year. DivX was just mocking them afterwards.