Posted by Derek Janssen on 12/24/06 01:37

Derek Janssen wrote:

> Joshua Zyber wrote:
>
>> "Derek Janssen" <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:Ds2dnSWYVIyNFhDYnZ2dnUVZ_revnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>>> Um, actually-requested titles *not* selling on HD-DVD while putting
>>> more sales in the Blu camp, thus:
>>> A) leading analysts to think that Blu has "already won", not to mention
>>> B) sending the message that the more powerful studio/corporate
>>> "cabals" are behind Blu, giving the impression that HD is now the
>>> "struggling little upstart" that will eventually lose the battle, and
>>> Bill Gates trying to help it (which he hasn't really so far, except
>>> for the exact same game-box thing) won't improve the "running behind"
>>> image any either?
>>
>>
>> Huh. It's funny then that HD DVD software has outsold Blu-ray software
>> by a factor of 3 to 1.
>
>
> Up till now--and before Disney started putting out "Lion King"--the only
> "real" movies mainstream movie fans wanted to buy (most of them Warner)
> *had* been on HD...

(...Oh, and that there hadn't really been many Blu-Ray players ready for
sale up to that point kinda pushed the HD-title numbers up a bit, too.) ;)

Derek Janssen (heh, forgot that part)
ejanss@comcast.net

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