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Those people will have an even worse experience with streaming than the GP.

I don't get what's all the buzz about streaming. Copy the damn file, watch it, and erase (it's a new concept, let's call it "cache"). Not even Youtube works anymore because everything must be online.




> I don't get what's all the buzz about streaming.

There is a noticeable difference between starting to watch a movie in 10 seconds and waiting >15 mins to download completely.

Suppose a movie takes an average 25 minutes to download. I can start watching it in my lunch break if I am streaming it. If I have to download it completely first, I may not have finished downloading it by the end of it.

Streaming is a _much_ better experience, even if it has a bunch of downsides.




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