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HD DVD Demo a Disappointment
triso writes to tell us that the recent unveiling of the new Toshiba HD DVD production model met with a few difficulties. From the article: "It was supposed to be the grand unveiling of a new generation in home entertainment when Kevin Collins of Microsoft Corp. popped an HD DVD disc into a Toshiba production model and hit 'play.' Nothing happened. The failed product demo at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show was hardly an auspicious start for the HD DVD camp in what's promising to be a nasty format war similar to the Betamax/VHS video tape battle."
Or did Kevin Collins of Microsoft Corp. not have a first born child to offer up to the IP gods?
"1984" was ment to be a warning, not a guidebook. You hear that Kim Jong-il!? BushCo?!
Tthis is not a failed demo. Even the Toshiba executives cant get around their new DRM technology.
Sure... I mean, look at the glitch MS had when demoing Windows 95; we all know that was in no way representative of the final product.
It was Win 98 actually. & parent should be modded Funny, not Insightful.
I find myself feeling like WWII era Ukraine. Squished between Hitler and Stalin. Destined to be punished by whoever wins. I, for one, can't wait to be liberated by either blu-ray or HD-DVD.
Second point, another famous demo failure I will point out is the infamous "Windows 98 Blue Screen of Death" that Microsoft had back in the day trying to show it off
I don't see how this demo counts as a failure as it accurately demonstrated the typical user experience with that particular product.
Pre-canned Evolution Links for all those Slashdot holy wars.
Exactly :). The system detected that more than five people were in the room, necessitating an upgrade of the license from "Family Viewing" to "Public Performance".