Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> WB for Blu-ray
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>| How much does the failure of HD-DVD reflect a conscious rejection of
>| Microsoft, I wonder?
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> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9086260c-bc8a-11dc-bcf9-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
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An interesting possibility. Microsoft have been so awful to their
customers for so long, I can see that a huge build-up of resentment
could well result in people taking almost irrational seeming decisions
merely for "recompense" for how they were treated as customers.
> Sony DVD move deals blow to Microsoft
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>| The high definition video strategies of Toshiba and Microsoft have been
>| thrown into disarray on the eve of the consumer electronics industry?s
>| biggest trade event of the year, following a landmark movie deal secured by
>| rival Sony.
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> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9086260c-bc8a-11dc-bcf9-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
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> As was said before, 2007 has been one of Microsoft's worst years. Ever.
>
>
> Related:
>
> Director: Microsoft fueling HD wars
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>| Microsoft is deliberately feeding into the HD disc format wars to ensure that
>| its own downloads succeed where physical copies fail, says movie director
>| Michael Bay in a response to a question posed through his official forums.
>| The producer contends that Microsoft is writing "$100 million dollar checks"
>| to movie studios to ensure HD DVD exclusives that hurt the overall market
>| regardless of the format's actual merit or its popularity, preventing any one
>| format from gaining a clear upper hand. Bay's own Transformers is available
>| on disc only in the less popular HD DVD format despite his stated preference
>| for Blu-ray. To the director, this is primarily a stalling tactic while
>| Microsoft refines its own online-only technology.
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> http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/12/04/bay.on.microsoft.hd/
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>
> 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.
>|
>| 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.
>|
>| Paramount and DreamWorks Animation declined to comment. Microsoft, the
>| most prominent technology company supporting HD DVDs, said it could not
>| ^^^^^^^^^
>| rule out payment but said it wrote no checks. ?We provided no financial
>| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>| 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
>
>
> No Winner In Blu-ray, HD DVD Battle
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>| Both rival formats seeking to become the high-definition successor to the DVD
>| have attracted consumers, and while Blu-ray Disc leads HD DVD, the race is
>| far from over.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| "That is the dirty secret no one is talking about," said Bay, director of the
>| recent hit film "Transformers." "They want confusion in the market until they
>| perfect the digital downloads." Microsoft sells HD movie and TV show
>| downloads to its video game consoles through its Xbox Live Marketplace.
> `----
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> http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/071224/tech.html?.v=1
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