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Amazon Unbox Video Store Launches

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the online-box-offices dept.

andrewl6097 writes "Amazon.com has launched it's Amazon Unbox video store. Looks like about 1300 movies and 350 tv series, at $9.99 and up for movies and $1.99 per TV episode. Downloads come with a DVD quality version and a version more appropriate for portable players (using Windows DRM). Also, videos can be re-downloaded from your Amazon media library. Cool!"

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  1. "Cool!" by sulli · · Score: 5, Insightful

    slashdot is now running accolades for DRM crippled movie downloads? uncool!

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  2. why pay for single-OS content? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why would I pay for video files that are tied to a particular OS?

    Funny thing is, i *would* pay for non-DRMed movies. I've bought plenty of non-DRM music online.

    It deserves to fail, IMHO.

  3. Support by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No Mac support == dead to me.

    No support for iPod == dead to the market.

    iTunes movies will probably be dead to me too since I live in !USA.

    DVDs are cheaper anyway. the entire concept of movie downloads priced the same, or more expensive, as DVDs is retarded.

  4. Re:iTunes by wall0159 · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Why will there be a price war when the same interests are behind both sites? The face looks different, but the gizzards are the same.