Tuesday, August 21, 2007

DRM shutdown leaves Google video users stranded

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070821-google-video-store-gets-stay-of-execution-full-refunds-coming.html

Not so bad if you are one of the few thousand Google video buyers or were unfortunate enough to buy in to Circuit City's failed DIVX format, but what happens if Apple decides to shut down their iTunes store or if one of the studios pulls their catalogue.  Think it can't happen?  If it can happen to google Apple is no different.

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