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>Why do people buy movies digitally anyway? I can understand digital movies (they are convenient)

You answered your own question very efficiently.

Right, but I was referring to the concept of watching a movie digitally in general, whether that be streaming, renting, buying, torrenting, ripping, whatever. My question is why do people buy movies digitally as opposed to any of those other options

It's hard to find newer movies on laserdisc, vhs, or home film projection, so analog is out.

I buy or rent media from online services occassionaly. Much content I would like to watch isn't on subscription platforms, or is sometimes on streaming platforms I don't want to use. Some content isn't available to rent, and some content I feel like I'm likely to watch more than once. I prefer to buy discs, but some discs are difficult to obtain and sometimes I don't want to wait. When the buy price isn't much more than the rent price, I consider it. Or if I have amazon credits to use.

If your _overriding_ concern is convenience, digital purchase wins. No monthly thing to sign up for and eventually cancel, no little expiration window, no need to find and download a torrent.

Digital movies are convenient, that’s why we like them. You are right. Why wouldn’t we like the _most_ convenient form of them?

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