Posted by Neill Massello on 06/23/06 20:40

Erik Funkenbusch <erik@despam-funkenbusch.com> wrote:

> We'll see. History has shown that content alone will not drive a
> technology people don't want. And frankly, Sony has seldom succeeded in
> driving consumer technology (Minidisc? Memory Stick? Betamax?).

Don't forget SACD. Perhaps Sony should change their slogan to
"Innovation Nobody Wants".

I predict a fairly slow adoption rate for HD-compatible discs, whatever
the format. Consumers are being asked to shell out significant cash for
new hardware at a time when the whole idea of buying or renting movies
on plastic discs seems to be in decline.

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