I.B.M. to Run a Venture to Rent Films Over the Web. MovieLink, the planned venture by five Hollywood studios to rent movies over the Internet, has chosen I.B.M. to operate the service, which is set to begin by the end of the year. By Barnaby J. Feder. [New York Times: Technology]
I wonder how popular this will really get. With the advent of DVD I know I'm much more aware of video quality these days. Unless I was able to download something that was at least of equal quality (both visual and audio), I don't think I would. I at least wouldn't expect to spend much on it.
