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Microsoft, Intel back HD DVD over Blu-ray

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the could-this-spell-the-end dept.

raitchison writes "Reuters is reporting that after months of sitting on the fence in the battle over what will replace the venerable DVD that Microsoft and Intel have thrown their weight behind Toshiba's HD DVD over the Sony's Blu-ray. Better compatibility with existing DVD technology as well as lower cost were cited as reasons to back HD DVD. While this is undoubtedly a significant blow for Sony in their efforts to establish Blu-ray as the next standard it's not likely to be the end of Blu-ray."

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  1. Need I say more? by It+doesn't+come+easy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Microsoft officially chooses HD-DVD over Blu-Ray Tuesday September 27, @08:36AM Rejected

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  2. PC manufacturers... by debest · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    .. can switch from providing Blu-Ray drives to HD-DVD drives at the drop of a hat. And their customers can change to HD-DVD drives reasonably easily as well.

    When comparing the stakeholders in this battle, the PC manufacturers (and their customers) are the least influential. The content providers and consumer electronics manufacturers are far more important, as they will be much more reluctant to switch directions once they have made a decision on which way they will go.

    The camp that gets these companies on board and producing faster and cheaper will be the winner in this battle.

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