Posted by Derek Janssen on 01/10/08 09:19

Parks wrote:
> "Jordan" <lundj@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:3fdbc229-67c4-4339-b312-85166841e3fa@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>>On Jan 9, 9:00 am, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"...the millions of PS3s Sony has sold since late in 2006 likely
>>>clinched Warner Bros. Entertainment's exclusive support for the Blu-ray
>>>format...."
>>>
>>>Business Week article:http://easyurl.net/Bluray
>>
>>I don't think it was that breakthrough... I think it was Warner
>>closely monitoring the sales of Blade Runner and the Harry Potter
>>movies on both formats.
>>
>>From what I understand the Blu-Ray movies out-sold the HD-DVD versions
>>3:2. I wouldn't consider that significant, but it was enough for the
>>bean-counters to go "ZOMG! 50% more sales on Blu-Ray!"
>
> That and 500 or 600 million to switch.

Which would *nearly* recoup the amount that Warner had to spend on
replacing all those mispackaged Harry Potter boxsets, which can often
happen to fence-straddling companies that can't get their HD and Blu
shipments straight...

I don't know if you've ever PERSONALLY run a national studio
disk-replacement program, but...they ain't cheap. -_-

Derek Janssen
ejanss1@verizon.net

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