Posted by Bill Van Dyk on 10/11/05 13:27

It absolutely amazes me how Sony and Toshiba et al can see it coming--
clear as day-- and still can't prevent it: Beta vs. VHS all over again.

Consumers have shown that they won't plunge into a new format in large
numbers until they get a clear idea that one format will prevail. The
incredibly fast adoption of DVD showed that.

They also, up 'til now, have shown an aversion for overbearing copy
protection schemes. So here's hoping a third, non-conforming format
comes out by some renegade company that isn't under the thumb of the
content corporations or their cronies in Washington. A man can dream...

Henry Padilla wrote:
> Looks like WB is going to back Blu-Ray. This will probably tip the scales
> on HD-DVD.
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9610452/
>
> MS has got to be ready to strangle someone.
>
> Tom P.
>
>

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