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Why Microsoft Hates Blu-ray

An anonymous reader writes "The private feud just became public. Apparently, Gates yelled at Sony's CEO because the new copy protection Blu-ray has adopted would prevent players from streaming content to the Xbox 360. Since the PS3 will have Blu-ray support but the Xbox 360 only has a plain DVD drive, this means PS3 will be the only console that can play HD movies. Also, Paramount just announced support for Blu-ray and Warner Brothers may also jump ship. Will VHS vs. Betamax turn out differently this time?"

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  1. Format wars? by Mad_Rain · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will VHS vs. Betamax turn out differently this time?"

    Not unless you can travel back in time. =P

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  2. Yelled? by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > Apparently, Gates yelled at Sony's CEO

    What, it's not like he threw a chair at him while doing the Monkey Dance...

    1. Re:Yelled? by DigitalHammer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Somewhere in Redmond, someone was heard saying:

      "Chairvelopers, chairvelopers, chairvelopers, chairvelopers! LET'S FUCKING BURY SONY!"

  3. Gates actual quote was: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "They only thing Blu at MS are the screens of death!"

  4. How do you like DRM now Mr. Gates? by t35t0r · · Score: 2, Funny

    How do you like DRM *now* Mr. Gates?

  5. Great Scott! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Give me something that'll produce 1.21 Jiggawatts and I'll figure something out.

    1. Re:Great Scott! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      is it pronounced Gif(t) or Jif?

      Ask Bill Jates.

    2. Re:Great Scott! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Does something happen to the Earth's gravity sometime in the future?

    3. Re:Great Scott! by itchy92 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ahh, we all knew one day that the confusion with the G at the start of a GIF file would seep into modern day life... is it pronounced Gif(t) or Jif?

      um... one is a graphic interchange format, and the other is what choosy moms choose... I think your parent post was alluding to how Chistopher Lloyd pronounced it in the movies.

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    4. Re:Great Scott! by MPHellwig · · Score: 2, Funny

      You misspelled Congo rats.

    5. Re:Great Scott! by EvilMonkeySlayer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Roll on PNG. Of course, people will only use it if there is an argument on how to pronounce it, at which point people will want a new format to stop said arguments.

      I'll start the ball rolling... Is it pronounced pee-en-gee or ping?

      Oh the flamefest that shall begin!

  6. Family Feud.... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

    yesterday: Ballmer threw a chair at Google.
    Today: Gates yells at Sony

    Sheesh, of those billions of dollars, the Microsoft guys should invest a couple thousands on a psychologist...

  7. You know by Now.Imperfect · · Score: 5, Funny

    The great thing about standards is there are so many to choose from!

  8. Not true by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    all you need is the 60 billion in pennies, a long pole. I think you could lift 800 measly pounds.

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  9. Will the Pr0n Industry Ever Make up its mind? by wsanders · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was expecting this to be settled by now.

    According to http://hardware.silicon.com/storage/0,39024649,391 26916,00.htm:

    "Sentiment about the format rivalry varies, depending largely on the size of porn producer. Smaller outfits seem to prefer HD DVD for its lower cost, while larger outfits tend toward Blu-ray for the capacity."

    Hey guys - how many times do we have to tell you: SIZE doesn't mean that much!

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  10. Pirates Vindicated by halalalikwan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now all the pirates that have downloaded and ripped mass quantanties of standard DVD's can sleep well at night knowing that they will eventually buy the HD versions...unless of course Jon Johansen has got some time on his hands to write HD DeCCS

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