said by morbo:Australia seems to be this odd perversion of the internet as it exists elsewhere. Quickflix (never heard of until today) is the Netflix equivalent but just for Aussies?
Let me complain loudly about how geoblocks by IP and devices that use GPS to tattle my physical location are incredibly annoying. To get access to MLB playoff games, I had to buy VPN access in Europe and then buy the MLB international subscription. Even then, the experience was sub-par. I've never had to try so hard to give a company my money.
Meanwhile the sports leagues spend millions to squash pirate streams inside the US and do not provide a similar service of their own inside the US. It is like they do not want the money but complain about losing money when they could be making it.