Point taken, and I wish I'd known he had that depth of experience before I teed off on him. However, given that he has that experience, where is the useful suggestion as to how the industry needs to move forward? It's all very well to wave one's hands and say "We need a new business model!" but there are reasons that model was adopted in the first place, and as you say, those reasons are still valid for most of the market. I personally doubt that the Japanese studios have a lot of interest in changing the business model, and I don't think the distributors can without risking/crippling their existing operations. Then again, I don't have a lot of experience with the industry, and I'd love to be proven wrong here.