Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), the syndicate of technology, cable and entertainment companies has introduced their long awaited cloud-based digital locker today, dubbing the service Ultraviolet.
Consumers would create an Ultraviolet account which would allow them to purchase movies, TV shows and music and access it from any web-connected device like HDTVs, Blu-ray players, ... [ read the full article ]
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Sooooooooooooo let me get this straight. Are we all going to be forced in order to buy something on the net we use this system that looks mandatory(assuming due to how especially these companies are with youtube) is to sign up with this system that has a Movie Title in it??? Um What the Hell is going on especially if this is Mandatory?
Sounds interesting. I hate buying the same content over and over (either because someone permanently borrowed something, my old technology got replaced (ie, VHS to DVD), the media got damaged, or someone flat out stole the media from me).
Chances are, tho, they will either charge an arm and a leg for it (remember when VHS tapes were $90?) or they will nickel and dime you to death.
Plus, this likely requires you to have some sort of fast Internet service which large parts of America don't have.
