Toshiba Making Funeral Plans for HD DVD

Blue Light Special writes "With HD DVD on life support, Toshiba is reportedly preparing to bow to the inevitable and allow HD DVD to expire quietly. 'While denying that a decision on the fate of HD DVD has been made, a Toshiba marketing exec left the door wide open. "Given the market developments in the past month, Toshiba will continue to study the market impact and the value proposition for consumers, particularly in light of our recent price reductions on all HD DVD players," Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for Toshiba America Consumer Products, said.'" A few folks have also noted that Wal-mart is joining the Blu-ray train, further lowering the stock of HD DVD.

Comments

Once again, the inferior product

[geekoid]

wins.
Why is this so common in technology?

I suspect the built in DRM in Blu-Ray is why large companies (who also have large media concerns) is the winner.

Re:That's a Shame

[Lord Apathy]

Well I wouldn't call it officially over yet. But I think we can safely say the fat lady is out of the bullpit, upon stage, and the band is warming up. It really sticks in my craw too that Sony won this one but at least we have another excuse to buy a PS3. Once they reach a sane price that is.