Posted by Tarkus on 01/05/08 23:22

willbill wrote:
> Tarkus wrote:
>
>> To add to this:
>>
>> "The move to a single standard would prove a major victory for
>> consumers. Many who have come to enjoy the crisp detail of
>> high-definition television likely would move ahead with purchases of
>> advanced DVD players if they knew their technology would not become
>> obsolete. The Warner decision removes some of that uncertainty, and
>> appears to eliminate the prospect that Sony will lose out, as it did
>> with its ill-fated Betamax standard in the battle against VHS."
>>
>> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008014_928006.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story
>
> imho, you need to see the forest
> that exists beyond the trees

Precisely my point. Less uncertainty means more consumers, which will
lead to lower prices. One only has to look at the history of VHS, CD
and DVD formats. Once people became confident in the stability of those
formats, demand went up, and prices came down due to competition and
manufacturing costs.

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