Acer backs Blu-ray
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| Acer has thrown its weight behind the Blue-ray Disc to become the fifth
| big-name computer maker to back the next-gen optical disc format. It's
| launched a BD-equipped media centre PC to affirm its intentions.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08/31/ifa_acer_bluray/
Sony breaks out 'mass market' Blu-ray players
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| Both models also support a wide variety of formats and media, including the
| still centrally important CD.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08/31/ifa_sony_blu_ray/
Recent:
Two Studios to Support HD DVD Over Rival
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| But money talks: Paramount and DreamWorks Animation together will receive
| about $150 million in financial incentives for their commitment to HD
| DVD, according to two Viacom executives with knowledge of the deal but
| who asked not to be identified.
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| The incentives will come in a combination of cash and promotional
| guarantees. Toshiba, for instance, will use the release of “Shrek the
| Third” as part of an HD DVD marketing campaign.
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| Paramount and DreamWorks Animation declined to comment. Microsoft, the
| most prominent technology company supporting HD DVDs, said it could not
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| rule out payment but said it wrote no checks. “We provided no financial
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| incentives to Paramount or DreamWorks whatsoever,” said Amir Majidimehr,
| the head of Microsoft’s consumer media technology group.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/technology/21disney.html?ei=5088&en=d4e1f285e2f41437&ex=1345348800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1187698143-B5wO3L/F+4r1NyAsum87vQ
Classic SCO/Baystar scenario. They probably use a proxy to pay incentives.
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