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[News] Everyone Goes Bul-Ray [sic], Microsoft Goes Damage Assessment

  • Subject: [News] Everyone Goes Bul-Ray [sic], Microsoft Goes Damage Assessment
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:23:12 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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All Hollywood studios now lined up behind Blu-Ray

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| All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray DVD camp, a day after 
| Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only 
| next-generation game in town.  
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http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2118265320080221

Microsoft's HDi interactivity layer loses from HD DVD's death - but does it
matter?

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| Now that HD DVD is dead, Microsoft’s HDi interactivity layer also loses to 
| BD-J, the Java interactivity format used on Blu-ray discs. An Ovum analyst 
| thinks this is a big deal, but is it?  
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16780/1105/

Hole in the pocket for a company that already approaches big debt (Microsoft),
assuming Yahoo can be acquired.


Related:

Microsoft’s is losing its grasp on the technology markets

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| When I say the Xbox 360 is a disaster, I’m simply pointing to evidence that, 
| as suggested by an “inside” source in a recent article, Microsoft released 
| the 360 anticipating a 1 in 3 failure rate, and figured Bill’s big bank 
| account could weather the storm.   
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http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-106703.aspx


HD DVD dead, what now for the PS3?

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| Now that the HD DVD high definition disc format is dead .  What effect will 
| that have on the Sony Blu-ray equipped games machine?  According to analysts, 
| an immediate 10 % sales boost.  
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16754/1093/

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