EU inquires about Blu-Ray, HD-DVD
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| A report in today's Wall Street Journal said the European Commission
| is particularly interested in the Sony sponsored Blu-ray (sic) group
| because it appears to have won the format wars in Hollywood,
| California.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40736
Microsoft is meanwhile 'pulling an OOXML' by making 'partners' to artificially
boost HD-DVD sales. Microsoft partnered with Amazon yesterday. It's not a case
of "best format wins", but about how much support you can *buy* for your
format. We shall see how it works out...
Related:
Sony claims more than a million PAL PS3s purchased
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| In an interview with trade paper MCV, Reeves said the million-sales
| mark was passed early in the last week of May, roughly nine-and-a-half
| weeks after the PAL PS3's debut on 23 March.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/13/sony_sells_1m_pal_ps3s/
Sony upbeat in DVD format battle
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| Sony says shipments of its Blu-ray high definition DVD players in
| the US could jump sixfold this year, to 600,000.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6744335.stm
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