Don_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agoTIL 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 bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square86arrow-up1449arrow-down110
arrow-up1439arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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 bankruptcyen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square86
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish6•4 months agoI’m actually surprised no one got sued for trademark infringement. Two video-related products having such similar names.
minus-square@SpaceNoodlelinkEnglish7•4 months agoDIVX flopped hard and was gone within a year. DivX was just mocking them afterwards.
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.