▲ 537 ▼ Sony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs. (mainichi.jp) submitted 2 years ago by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world 141 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] mindlight@lemm.ee -7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago If they're decreasing their production, it could mean that physical media is ending. If so, that fucking sucks because you can't own anything anymore permalink fedilink source parent [+] aniki@lemmings.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mindlight@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) You really don't understand how Blu-ray works, do you? Regarding Blu-ray as a medium for movies: Sony isn't able do that kind of damage. Blu-ray Association would go bananas: permalink fedilink source parent [–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What? No. If I write data to a Blu-ray it’s not encrypted. This comment makes little sense. Sony does not control “the encryption keys”, whatever that means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deadair3210@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is if it's a commercially bought product like a movie, for instance, and without media being sold on it, the media would be basically dead for most people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago If they're decreasing their production, it could mean that physical media is ending. If so, that fucking sucks because you can't own anything anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[+] aniki@lemmings.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mindlight@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) You really don't understand how Blu-ray works, do you? Regarding Blu-ray as a medium for movies: Sony isn't able do that kind of damage. Blu-ray Association would go bananas: permalink fedilink source parent [–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What? No. If I write data to a Blu-ray it’s not encrypted. This comment makes little sense. Sony does not control “the encryption keys”, whatever that means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deadair3210@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is if it's a commercially bought product like a movie, for instance, and without media being sold on it, the media would be basically dead for most people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindlight@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) You really don't understand how Blu-ray works, do you? Regarding Blu-ray as a medium for movies: Sony isn't able do that kind of damage. Blu-ray Association would go bananas: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) What? No. If I write data to a Blu-ray it’s not encrypted. This comment makes little sense. Sony does not control “the encryption keys”, whatever that means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deadair3210@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is if it's a commercially bought product like a movie, for instance, and without media being sold on it, the media would be basically dead for most people permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deadair3210@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It is if it's a commercially bought product like a movie, for instance, and without media being sold on it, the media would be basically dead for most people permalink fedilink source parent