Redbox Instant will shut down this Tuesday

[Poke]

Going away..

http://www.neowin.net/news/redbox-instant-will-shut-down-this-tuesday

 

[jayn_j]

Not too surprising, since few even knew the service existed.

most interesting paragraph:

The bigger question is what happens to movies that customers purchased through the system? The Redbox Instant FAQ simply states, "We’re exploring options for customers who purchased electronic versions of on-demand movies. You’ll receive an email from us shortly, or you can check back here for an update in about two weeks. We appreciate your patience." If customers lose the ability to keep movies that they purchased, it could have a chilling effect on "cloud purchases" in the future.

 

[FTA4PA]

We knew it existed but there was no way we were giving Verizon another penny. Since they're the only option where we live we've had phone and high speed DSL (if you can call it that) from them for several years now and have been lied to and given poor service all along. We would never trust them for anything else and we actually used Redbox less because of their association the Verizon.
Rant over.....

 

[TheKrell]

Huh. Could have sworn I posted about this this morning... OIC. I posted in the hardware forum by mistake.

 

[Mochuf]

And nothing of value was lost.