Posted by Erik Funkenbusch on 06/22/06 02:19

On 21 Jun 2006 18:19:48 -0700, asj wrote:

> BYE BYE TOSHIBA! Take Gates and Microsoft along with ya, ok?

I'm really not sure why you support a format that is more restrictive, and
gives the movie studioes even more power over you. You *DO* realize that
Blu-Ray doesn't require managed copy, while HD-DVD does. That means that
studio's have the *option* of whether they want to allow you to make a
backup copy of your disk, while HD-DVD requires giving you that right.

Also, given Sony's recent actions in regards to root kits and other
invasive tecniques, one would have to wonder why a Linux advocate would
trust them at all.

And, by the way, today Terminator is ranked at #136. And The Fifth Element
is at #410. This ranking really doesn't mean a lot. For example, Neil
Young, Heart of Gold is #3 right now. And, "The Hills Have Eyes (unrated)"
is number 6. Oh, and the mary tyler moore show is #14.

Are you seriously going to suggest that these are more popular than the
hundreds of other titles at lower ranks?

Here's a hint, Items that are just released rank very high because a small
number of people buy them in a short time. It's really only an indicator
if you stay highly ranked for a long time. I also wouldn't put it past
Sony to buy titles to pump up their ranking.

Since the HD-DVD titles were released months ago, and the Blu-ray titles
just in the last few days, it's natural that they would have high rankings.
What were the HD-DVD titles rankings the first few days they were released?

What *IS* interesting is that the HD-DVD titles are ranked higher than
their non-HD versions, and that should tell you something.

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