Petteri Pyyny
17 Jun 2003 15:07
According to a survey released by 321 Studios, the maker of the DVDXCopy and XPRESS backup tools, found that most of the consumers hate the idea of self-destructing DVDs that Disney is planning to start selling in the U.S.
Disney's plan is to replace a middleman in the DVD renting business (==Blockbuster) by offering an option where user simply gets the DVD from any store for same price as Blockbuster charges for two-day rental, but don't have to return the disc ever since it becomes unusable after two days. However, according to the study 76 percent of respondents stated that they would not be interested in "renting" a self-destructing DVD.
Most of the people who took the survey, were also extremely worried about the environmental damage such idea would cause.
More information: 321 Studios' press release