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Granted that's just the cost of a tank of gas, but for something that is a one-trick pony, people will resist.

You make it so the rental media lasts at least 1000 rental cycles. Then you sell everyone on the DURABILITY of the media. And you point out that if you rent 1000 movies over the lifetime of the device, it works out to be about 6 cents per rental.

Even if it lasts only 100 rentals, it's still only about a 60 cent premium above the price of a rental.

You run some numbers on how many times a DVD gets rented before it becomes a coaster as a comparison. Odds are they won't last 1000 rentals when you consider how your typical 4 yr old treats things. I've seen discs covered in oatmeal and who knows what kinds of goop.

I've rented DVDs that were played maybe twice at the very most that were unreadable and had to be returned because they were scratched.

Selling this sort of thing won't be THAT difficult.
Posted by: Wolfie2K3   Posted on: 03/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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A dead duck  roberto_maietta@... | 03/03/08
Look at Apple...  fde101 | 03/03/08
For every 1 itunes customer  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  mrlinux | 03/03/08
Where do I sign up?  nucrash | 03/03/08
Hah...conscientious objection already!  techboy_z | 03/03/08
And this is different than . . .  JLHenry | 03/03/08
When it comes to renting  voska1 | 03/03/08
MS DRM "technology" vs "standards"  n00b-herder | 03/04/08
What does this mean for poor Sony and Blu-Ray?  JLHenry | 03/03/08
Makes sense  Prognosticator | 03/03/08
Can't wait for the pirates  itanalyst2@... | 03/03/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  richard233 | 03/03/08
There is still a rental business  nucrash | 03/03/08
tHE INDUSTRY BEGINS TO CATCH UP WITH THE PIRATES?  lucan07@... | 03/03/08
Flash, especially if fixed for lifespan  Boot_Agnostic | 03/03/08
Still easier to pirate  Larsix | 03/03/08
The internet, as of 2006, was handling 10,000 petabytes.  CobraA1 | 03/03/08
Not cost effective or convenient at all ...  terry flores | 03/03/08
I completely agree  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
DRM isn't the only issue ...  terry flores | 03/04/08
Value...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
It won't make it past the major test phase  stano360 | 03/04/08
Don't see the problem...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  winesipper | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  cavlosnap@... | 03/04/08
$60 issue  stano360 | 03/04/08
The way to sell it...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  ylen76 | 06/25/09

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