The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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I'm going to spare this blog my thoughts on the BD camp's poor decision-making because I'm certain plenty of others will happily fill that blank. Instead I will focus on the issue of DRM. This latest episode, of course, is an epitomical example of why the average consumer hates DRM. It's a technology which treats customers like thieves, and worse, customers suffer consequences unique to DRM. It would be very fair to state that the pirate landscape is roses when compared to the headache-laden burden DRM-ridden products engender.