Environmental costs of the net part 2

[g***@cyberdude.com]

Continuing the last post I had posted here on this topic, I'd just like to know:

How come DOWNLOADABLE movies and music and so on didn't happen, then? Why has the world shifted to streaming?

[Barry Margolin]

Post by g***@cyberdude.com
How come DOWNLOADABLE movies and music and so on didn't happen, then? Why has
the world shifted to streaming?

Probably more for commercial reasons than technical -- the content
providers like to keep control and know how many times programs are
watched.

But most streaming services now offer download options. You can download
with Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV+. And there's a third-party
application "PlayOn Cloud" that allows downloading from many other
services (it's like a DVR for streaming).

[Grant Taylor]

Post by g***@cyberdude.com
How come DOWNLOADABLE movies and music and so on didn't happen,
then?

They did. Both legally and illegally.

I can purchase movies and music for download via iTunes today.

I've been able to do similar for about 20 years.

Post by g***@cyberdude.com
Why has the world shifted to streaming?

At the risk of pointing you to a cesspool, "Digital Rights Management".

Most streaming services require a special player that unlocks the DRM
content to be played. Doing this as a stream means that people
(usually) don't have the raw data that is downloaded. In the rare case
that someone is creative, they usually don't have the keys to unlock
what they … creatively captured.