I think it points to the general moral decline in our society as a whole. When there is the distinct availability and possibility of including all the features of a film on a said DVD in it's first offering, and then serving it initially to the public in a stripped down form, only to intentionally "hold back" for the sake of a future release some months later (see LOTR releases for example), it is immoral. I can undestand re-release based on technological advances, but to do this knowingly, as a planned stream of marketing consciousness for the lone intent of money making, is just plain evil.
That being said, because we (Audioholics among us) as savy consumers have learned this marketing game, it becomes a test of will. We shouild learn to decline the purchase of the early release of a DVD in which we are concerned with the number of features it includes. If enough people did this then the marketing plan would backfire, and so many of the skimpy DVDs would go unsold that it might make more sense to give us more the first go round.
Do I think that will happen? No....here's why.. listen closely....we are the minority here among us at Audioholics. Most people hearing an HTIB for the first time are blown away by the experience. Given that way of thinking, why might you think the marketing geniuses over at Bose do so well.....BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO ACCEPTING GARBAGE AS GREAT AND GOOD ENOUGH. We are the ones who care about quality, we are the ones who drive change, but yet we do not reap the rewards as do the ignorant masses. We choose not to accept the ordinary and demand more, and because we demand more, find satisfaction only with sacrifice.
