Blockbuster's Movie Download Box Runs Linux 194
DeviceGuru writes "In a better-late-than-never move, Blockbuster has introduced a video-on-demand (VOD) service accompanied by a 'free' set-top box (STB). Like TiVo, Roku's Netflix box, and many other modern Internet-enabled A/V gadgets, Blockbuster's new VOD STB runs Linux. But darn it; when will someone finally offer a reasonably-priced, open-platform STB that serves as an A/V gateway to multiple Internet-based services — one consumer-friendly, environmentally-designed, low-power gadget 'to rule them all,' if you will."
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Is this not violation of dmca
Simply watching a movie might be... You need to ask a lawyer to know for sure.
Re:open-platform? (Score:4, Funny)
Sssh! don't give the Dark Lord any ideas!
Which one.. Jobs or Ballmer?
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