Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 06/18/07 15:54

In article <1182176676.794770.238320@c77g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
asjbiotek@gmail.com wrote:

> asjbio...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Blockbuster just announced today they would be stocking Blu-ray ONLY
> > in 1500 of their stores....it seems more than 70% of people were
> > asking for it and not Hd-dvd!
> >
>
> Ok, it's all over the news. Blockbuster has decide to roll out Blu-ray
> ONLY in about 32% of all its stores. Since blockbuster has about 70%
> of the $8 billion movie rental business, and most people rent. and not
> buy movies. this is a disastrous blow to Hd-dvd
> .
> First. the new blu-ray stands will promote blu-ray to the foot
> traffic.
>
> Second, why would people buy Hd-dvd players when you can't rent titles
> at the local bb?
>
> Third. this will put pressure on univeral to go neutral as BB gives
> them a lot of business.
>
> Fourth, it will cause other B&M stores to consider the BB move.
>
> * Posted while cleaning the car. using opera mini j2me browser.

How do you figure 32%, I come up with 18%

Frankly, unless Blockbuster does better with their stores that are going
to offer BluRay than they are doing with their online service, it isn't
going to make much of a blip in the market.

So while this isn't a good thing for the HDDVD camp, it is far from
being a disastrous blow.

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