Also if the hardware DRM ever gets broken, you've got to choose between breaking the device or getting content ripped.
By contrast with DRM in software and automatic browser updates, you can switch DRM schemes fairly easily. Which is not hypothetical - Google has had to fix Wideview multiple times.
But this needs both streaming and automatic updates. Without automatic updates, you can't depend on devices having the update. Without streaming, something like https://www.redfox.bz/en/anydvdhd.html will eventually emerge and people buying existing content will be able to bypass your control.
By contrast with DRM in software and automatic browser updates, you can switch DRM schemes fairly easily. Which is not hypothetical - Google has had to fix Wideview multiple times.
But this needs both streaming and automatic updates. Without automatic updates, you can't depend on devices having the update. Without streaming, something like https://www.redfox.bz/en/anydvdhd.html will eventually emerge and people buying existing content will be able to bypass your control.