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Posted by http://members.dodo.com.au/niloch1/ on 10/01/73 11:46
True the same thing happened with the Beta verses VHS and Windows verses
Linux or OS2 etc... big bucks and propaganda win all the time!!!!
Chuck Olson wrote:
> "asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1146371738.333872.62270@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>> Some tough talk from Panasonic. I think Toshiba is done for.
>>
>> http://news.digitaltrends.com/article10170.html
>>
>> In comments to Reuters, Kazuhiro Tsuga, an executive at Japan's
>> Matsushita, has stated next-generation Blu-ray and HD DVD formats will
>> never merge. "We are not talking and will not talk," he said. "The
>> market will decide the winner."
>>
>> Matsushita is the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturer and
>> is a strong supporter of Sony's Blu-ray next-generation DVD technology.
>>
>> Tsuga speculated that, while Toshiba is the first to market with HD DVD
>> systems, the company would not be able to sustain selling HD DVD
>> players at prices as low as $499. He estimated Toshiba is taking a loss
>> on each unit sold. Matsushita's Panasonic-branded Blu-ray DVD players
>> are likely to hit the U.S. market mid-year at prices in excess of
>> $1,000. "It's now a test of physical strength," he said, indicating
>> Matsushita was working hard to lower production costs and see a
>> per-unit profit on Blu-ray player sales from the start.
>>
>
> I think the winner will depend not on the player but on which format has the
> most top-notch movies available. Having a low player price is certainly an
> advantage, but without the movies, the player is useless. If having a head
> start means more movies will be on the HD-DVD format, it might well be the
> winner, but eventually the guy that puts the most bucks in the right hands
> will come out on top.
>
> Chuck
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