Apple Backs Blu-ray

zaxios writes "The New York Times is reporting that Apple has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association, and will use Blu-ray in upcoming versions of iMovie and Final Cut. The move puts Apple among Sony, Matsushita, Dell, HP and Walt Disney in supporting Blu-ray; companies including Toshiba, NEC, Warner Brothers, New Line Cinema, Universal and Paramount are pledged to adopt the competing HD-DVD format. Apple's support confirms Blu-ray's future dominance on the desktop, but the division in Hollywood and notebook manufacturers between the two HD videodiscs will ensure the bona fide format war we were all secretly pining for."

Comments

Sony & Blu-Ray

[Lev13than]

Well, now that Sony's on board we know it's a real standard. This is good news, as I can finally archive my collection of Betamax tapes.

You're all wrong

[DrinkingIllini]

Whichever one I buy will be the one that loses. *kicks beta max*

Re:HD-DVD will win out

[dsginter]

I really think the HD-DVD will win simply becuase of the name.

But you haven't seen the logo for BluRay yet. It's going to be a shark with a freakin' blue laser mounted on its head. In its teeth will be an HD-DVD.

This will scare consumers into thinking that they could possibly be attacked if they were to buy an HD-DVD.

Oh Great

[DrinkingIllini]

Now there will be TWO other ways for them to release about a billion old movies and tv shows...I own about 5 copies of the Star Wars Trilogy as it is.

Re:The invisible elephant

[LWATCDR]

Apple+Sony+... IBM?
Good heavens. Think about it. IBM is making the CPUs for Apple [G5] and Sony [PS3]. Could we see the ultimate mega media tech company?
Could this be end of all personal freedom?
Could Steve rule the world!
I have really got to stop watching the discovery channel.