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Crunchyroll closes online store amid physical media concerns; Microsoft's Lunduke criticized

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Crunchyroll has closed its online store, leading to concerns among anime fans about the company's stance on physical media ownership. This move is seen by some as part of a broader strategy by Sony, Crunchyroll's parent company, to move away from physical media. Separately, a report criticizes Microsoft's Lunduke for controversial statements made during the COVID-19 pandemic, questioning his role as a technology journalist. AI

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Crunchyroll closes online store amid physical media concerns; Microsoft's Lunduke criticized

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Crunchyroll Guts Online Store Just As Anime Fans Feared Many see this as yet another salvo in Sony's apparent war against physical media ownership 📰 Source: K

    🎮 Crunchyroll Guts Online Store Just As Anime Fans Feared Many see this as yet another salvo in Sony's apparent war against physical media ownership 📰 Source: Kotaku 🔗 Link: https://kotaku.com/crunchyroll-guts-online-store-just-as-anime-fans-feared-2000725383 # AI # ArtificialInt…

    LINKS kotaku.com/crunchyroll-guts-online-store-…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🐧 Microsoft Lunduke Has Gone Nuts After COVID-19 Began For a moment there you have to pause and wonder, is this a "Tech Journalist" or the Daily Stormer? 📰 Sour

    🐧 Microsoft Lunduke Has Gone Nuts After COVID-19 Began For a moment there you have to pause and wonder, is this a "Tech Journalist" or the Daily Stormer? 📰 Source: Tux Machines 🔗 Link: https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Microsoft_Lunduke_Has_Gone_Nuts_After_COVID_19_Began.shtml…

    LINKS news.tuxmachines.org/…/Microsoft_Lunduke_…

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