Posted by Derek Janssen on 01/10/08 21:49

Winfield wrote:
>>
>>>>> Good question. I wonder how much input Microsoft and other
>>>>> partners might have on this decision. It would certainly be a
>>>>> major announcement.
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft has already stated that HD DVD is just another format and
>>>> not that important.
>>>
>>> Horse feathers! Use your brain, man.
>>
>> I'd rather use links, for dear old Huxley College:
>> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-01-06-gates-interview_N.htm
>> ---
>> Q: Warner's announcement backing Blu-ray high-definition DVDs suggests
>> the death of the HD DVD format, which Microsoft has supported. What's
>> your reaction?
>>
>> A: There has been a lot of back and forth. The announcement before
>> that was Paramount putting exclusive support behind HD DVD. HD DVD did
>> well over the holidays. The other trend we're seeing is that direct
>> download over broadband — I think the greatest example of that is XBox
>> Live — (is) becoming an important choice. Over time, that will be the
>> dominant way that people get their movies.
>> ----
>>
>> (...Yep, it's all about that coding monopoly--
>> So when in doubt, push the download industry, and blame those
>> hard-disk thingies on Toshiba's fault.)
> (in a nutshell)
>
> Microsoft offer blu-ray option(s) on Xbox-360??

No, more like "Dear old loyal faithful MS lets Toshiba go hang when the
losses start piling up, and starts dreaming of all the safety-net X-Box
online-download money that they'll make by themselves on VC-1 coded
movies anyway, even if HD-DVD disks themselves take the fall..."

....It's nice to have friends in the industry. -_-

Derek Janssen
ejanss1@verizon.net

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