Posted by Derek Janssen on 12/08/07 08:49

Jack wrote:

> Oh these are good articles from another thread..
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071205-debunking-the-microsoft-hd-dvd-conspiracy-theories.html

And okay, I'll give them that:
GEEZ, does that now urban-legend-status "Microsoft *trying* to kill
disks" thing drive fans up the wall--

Yes, MS wants to keep their "download" ace in the sleeve, still in the
hopes that they can keep at least one chance at a monopoly on their VC-1
coding for downloadable movies...
But the new strategy for HD seems to have moved from "Our superior
technology will bury Sony" to a more desperate and concilatory "Aw,
c'mon...We can have two formats, can't we? We're cheap, 'n stuff!"

Hence the D-word being brought up as a smokescreen every time someone
points out nasty facts about the S-word (sales)--
Since they're hoping that they can *still* play the "Co-existence" card
for X-Box Live vs. hard Blu-ray, even if hard-HD does go under.

Derek Janssen (<obSesame> D stands for "Download"...AND "Desperation"!) :)
ejanss1@verizon.net

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