[Osx-nutters] Electronista | Director: Microsoft fueling HD wars

[Larry Sica]

On Dec 11, 2007 4:52 PM, Guy Hammond <osx-nutters at grh-photo.com> wrote:
> Matt Johnston wrote:
> >
> > Has Sony leveraged their content production business to support their
> > electronics business?
> >
>
>
> Are they selling Sony movies on HD-DVD or BluRay?
>

Well since Sony owns the Blu Ray format they are, of course going to
push their own format.

> I don't actually know BTW, but I'd be real surprised if they weren't
> selling their own movies for their own devices. What's the point of
> being a conglomerate/keiretsu/whatever if you don't do stuff like that?
>

The thing in regards to MS.  HD-DVD is available as an add-on, which
costs more money, for the xbox 360.  The PS3 has capability built-in,
and is not priced beyond a blu-ray player.  The consumer is losing out
really in regards to MS' practices.  Also this is the only reason
HD-DVD is still even around really.  Blu-ray has more content, and
more people using it.

-- Larry

"there are three things to cry for in life - things that are lost,
things that are found, and things that are magnificent.~douglas
coupland"

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