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it's called "file sharing", minus the DRM and accounting.

no, it's different. I want to be able to stream-content, as well. And I want netflix, iTunes, Hulu, Amazon, and everyone else to know what I've purchased in my lifetime. Even if I bought the 'Shrek' DVD 10 years ago, I should be able to stream it from my Wii. Different from file-sharing.

Absolutely agreed. I want Steam for movies and music. I'd actually start spending money DVDs and TV series if a service like Steam existed. (Well, more money than my current "buy Supernatural on DVD and nothing else" policy, anyway.)

Movies/Music/TV are more portable than games, steam doesn't have to deal with portability (multiple different devices, not explicit PC's that run the games) (yet) which is why it's a good system for what it is.

Essentially a Steam for everything would never be able to have DRM otherwise certain devices would get locked out, which returns us to the original problem of DRM. Steam just locked onto a niche market and realized their potential.

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