The percentage of returned gadgets that have nothing wrong with them.
Of the $13.8 billion worth of returned products in 2007, only 5 percent were because gadgets were actually broken, according to a 2008 study.
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I agree with you, that would be a compelling replacement for DVD. However, I do have a couple of concerns with that model.
1.) What if I want to take my collection with me? Is it as simple as taking the STB with me (a'la vonage)?
2.) What if my friend who does not subscribe to this service wants to borrow a movie of mine (which actually happens quite often)? I'm left with no way to do that as I'm sure they wouldn't provide me a way to just burn a copy.
3.) Or likewise in the case of HDD failure, I lose everything I've downloaded and have to do it all again?
I'm not expecting you to answer these, but they're the things I think of when I imagine a digital download world. I know these are just my concerns, but I'm wondering if others agree. The studios and MPAA have a long way to go to earn my trust back after the music industry and RIAA destroyed it.