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Fate of High-Def DVD up to Microsoft?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the gonna-get-ugly dept.

BlackMesaResearchFac writes "EE Times is reporting that Microsoft may have chosen a side in the ongoing optical disk war. From the article: 'several industry sources last week told EE Times that Microsoft is muscling into the optical-disk fray by leveraging its operating-system clout to bundle HD-DVD within Vista, the company's next-generation OS. There is also talk that the software giant may be planning to offer cash incentives -- in the form "coupons" -- to system vendors or retailers if they agree to support HD-DVD. Such coupons would provide "credits" or "memos" for each PC that is sold with HD-DVD inside.'"

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  1. Obligatory Office Space by AlienGoods · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did you get the memo?

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  2. I got the memo.... by digitaldc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did you get the memo?

    Yeah...it's just that we're supporting HD-DVD in all copies of Vista before they go out now. So I'd really appreciate it if you could just remember to use HD-DVD from now on. That'd be great.

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    1. Re:I got the memo.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah, uh.. I'm going to go ahead and make sure you get another copy of that memo.

  3. Re:Your Sig... by Macdude · · Score: 4, Funny

    <nitpick> It's FUBAR, not foobar. FUBAR is an acronym that stands for "F'ed Up Beyond All Recognition". Besides that, it's funnier if you spell it right. (and yes, I intentionally abbreviated the 'F' word.)</nitpick>

    <nitpick^^2>That should be "Fucked Up Beyond All Repair". (and yes I have the balls to actually swear when I swear.)</nitpick^^2>

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