I have recently purchased Pineapple Express DVD which included a bonus digital copy.  I never used a bonus digital copy before; I would simply download a version, if I wanted it on my computer. However this time I decided that I would rather try the legal alternative. And after 45 minutes of DRM, confusion, and a new found account with iTunes, it is finally in the download stage.

Unlike the 90 some odd percentage of people who own an iPod; I own a Zune. I am aware of the repercussions of not owning a mainstream product. My first MP3 player was a Dell.

At the beginning of the process, I inserted the DVD. Found a questionable looking .exe file, which brought up a tyrannical demand that I use Internet Explorer. Ignoring the order I happily continued typing in my codes using Chrome. Hitting the submit button I found myself bitch-slapped with another order to use IE. Those orders alone nearly caused me to forgo my newfound legal path and reunite with my questionable yet path of ease.

Re-typing every-thing using I.E. I found myself with the option of obtaining either the PC or PSP version. I first opted for the PC version and finding a .wmv file on my desktop; incompatible with the Zune.

Next option I could obtain an .mp4 PSP version.  Since the mp4 version is what I need; I chose the PSP version, after I typed my code for the third time. I found a program searching for my non-existent PSP.

Third and final option being solely listed on the DVD label, not in the DVD, iTunes. Now curious to see how far this excruciating process would last. I grudgingly installed iTunes. Typed my code, and then forced to create an account, which includes credit card.

Through all the useless steps I have taken thus far, this was the first step that offended me, with how far the stubborn scared companies are of the internet. However for the sake of seeing how long this would take, I registered.  

As of right now Pineapple Express is downloading from the iTunes store, with 45 minutes remaining. Once this finishes, and if it works flawlessly, then the process of obtaining this movie will be about two hours.  In that time I could of found a torrent, downloaded, converted to mp4, and transferred to my Zune.

Explain how the legal method is the best?

EDIT: The iTunes version is not recognized by the Zune software; claiming “The file was obtained by an online store that Zune does not recognize.” I am now converting the file on my own. 

EDIT AGAIN: It refuses to convert to any compatible file. This is the first time I have had this problem. I will assume it is due to the DRM embedded into the video file.