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PlayStation is erasing 1,318 seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries | The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps. (arstechnica.com)
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PlayStation is erasing 1,318 seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries | The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps.::The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If we break into people's homes and destroy their property, maybe they'll have to give us money to replace what was lost?

Why has no one come up with this business strategy before.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Planned obsolescence is the preferred method (and doesn't require breaking and entering).

[–] brygphilomena 3 points 1 year ago

Pay us protection or we'll smash your business.

Wait a minute, I've heard this before.