Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square86fedilinkarrow-up1449arrow-down110cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
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@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square86fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up92arrow-down9·3 months agoITT: people confusing DIVX with DivX
minus-squarePoppa_Mo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62arrow-down4·3 months agoDon’t act like they’re stupid for not knowing the difference because of the caps lol.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down5·3 months agoWhere am I doing that? DivX was purposefully named to mock DIVX.
minus-squarePoppa_Mo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 months agoSorry, I’ve only ever seen the “ITT” comments used to make fun of people.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down10·3 months agoYou might be projecting your own biases.
minus-squaredumbass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-23 months agoPffft DivX, real G’s use XviD!
minus-squarenot_woody_shaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoI 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.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI’m actually surprised no one got sued for trademark infringement. Two video-related products having such similar names.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoDIVX flopped hard and was gone within a year. DivX was just mocking them afterwards.
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.