Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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-square84fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoITT: people confusing DIVX with DivX
minus-squaredumbass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoPfff DivX, real G’s use XviD!
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’m actually surprised no one got sued for trademark infringement. Two video-related products having such similar names.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDIVX flopped hard and was gone within a year. DivX was just mocking them afterwards.
minus-squarenot_woody_shaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 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-squarePoppa_Mo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDon’t act like they’re stupid for not knowing the difference because of the caps lol.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWhere am I doing that? DivX was purposefully named to mock DIVX.
minus-squarePoppa_Mo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoSorry, I’ve only ever seen the “ITT” comments used to make fun of people.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou might be projecting your own biases.
ITT: people confusing DIVX with DivX
Pfff DivX, real G’s use XviD!
Movie.Title[2009]DvDrip-aXXo
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.
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.
Don’t act like they’re stupid for not knowing the difference because of the caps lol.
I sure did
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.