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DivX

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Last discussed Nov 2, 2026

A failed late-1990s encrypted DVD format that required a code from the company to play discs.

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Reed Hastings & Kara Swisher on Netflix’s rise and AI’s next wave | Masters of Scale Summit 2026

Reed Hastings · Nov 2, 2026

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"There was a format where it was locked, what you got as bits, but they were encrypted and you couldn't play them unless you got a code from the company, called DivX. ... If that thing had won, we'd be dead."

Reed Hastings & Kara Swisher on Netflix’s rise and AI’s next wave | Masters of Scale Summit 2026 Nov 2, 2026 ▶ 16:02

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