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Lessons From the HD Format War

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-go-down-the-dark-path-forever-will-it-dominate dept.

mlimber writes "The New York Times' Freakonomics blog asks a panel of experts, 'Is the battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray really over? What can we learn from it?' The panel suggests, among other things, that Sony achieved a Pyrrhic victory because high-def DVDs will be outmoded before they reap enough profits to make up for what they (and Toshiba) paid out for both product development and bribes to win the support of content providers."

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  1. Re:Bad comparison by morari · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Instead, Sony made a more expensive system and clobbered Toshiba with marketing. What other strategy has Sony ever implored? Marketed lies seem to work well for Sony, which is probably the only reason they are still afloat after years and years of horrid products.

    I say this as a disenchanted Dreamcast owner, not an angry HD-DVD enthusiast. Just so you know my bias. ;)

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