Notice the wording of the Microsoft response: There are currently no plans to release an Xbox 360 equipped with a next generation DVD player. They didn't say HD-DVD, they said next generation DVD.
Microsoft probably sees Blu-Ray gaining an advantage and don't want to trap themselves with a dead end technology. One of the reasons many people bought a XBox or PS2 was that the consoles also played DVDs, the newest media of the time. If XBox 360 had HD-DVD, but Blu-Ray wins the format war, many people would buy the PS3 over the XBox 360 because of the ability to play the next generation of media disks. Microsoft is waiting for a winner befor they install a next gen drive.
In the true spirit of the modern world of naming, the honor of naming the new planet should be sold to the highest bidder. Something like 'Planet Pepsi', 'Apple iPlanet', or 'Microsoft Presents: Linux Sucks'.
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Notice the wording of the Microsoft response: There are currently no plans to release an Xbox 360 equipped with a next generation DVD player. They didn't say HD-DVD, they said next generation DVD.
Microsoft probably sees Blu-Ray gaining an advantage and don't want to trap themselves with a dead end technology. One of the reasons many people bought a XBox or PS2 was that the consoles also played DVDs, the newest media of the time. If XBox 360 had HD-DVD, but Blu-Ray wins the format war, many people would buy the PS3 over the XBox 360 because of the ability to play the next generation of media disks. Microsoft is waiting for a winner befor they install a next gen drive.
In the true spirit of the modern world of naming, the honor of naming the new planet should be sold to the highest bidder. Something like 'Planet Pepsi', 'Apple iPlanet', or 'Microsoft Presents: Linux Sucks'.
The assistant secretary... will he have to do jobs like answer the phone and take messages?