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The writing was on the wall
I think it was pretty much game over for HD-DVD once Sony bundled the BR drive in the PS3. Although that can be balanced by Sony's usual failures in introducing formats. See: Betamax, MiniDisc, Hi8, Memory stick and UMD.
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The writing was on the wall  Salman Pak | 02/19/08
Whose Choice?  kg6ygs@... | 02/19/08
re:  pcguy777 | 02/19/08
Get with it....  GetReal-mac.com | 02/19/08
Too bad, I prefered HD-DVD  voska1 | 02/19/08
Huh???  jparrott@... | 02/19/08
So true  voska1 | 02/19/08
Well...  RocketEater | 02/19/08
In the PC for Data not movies  voska1 | 02/19/08
You do not need HD equipement to enjoy HD material  ParanoidAI | 02/19/08
Huh!  TrackStar1682 | 02/19/08
you have been misinformed  itguy26 | 02/19/08
Games  voska1 | 02/19/08
Console vs PC Games  SpikeyMike | 02/19/08
As gamer I use both  voska1 | 02/19/08
Message has been deleted.  korlortar@... | 02/20/08
ok, fanboy...  TrackStar1682 | 02/19/08
now i get it. walmart sells more stuff based on your analogy  pcguy777 | 02/19/08
electronics + walmart = oxymoron  jxb | 02/19/08
Walmart Beware!  danspaw31 | 02/20/08
Won't play CD?  MalumRegnat\ | 02/19/08
The fat lady and all that  Tigertank | 02/19/08
wrong combo.  adr5@... | 02/21/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  rtirman37@... | 02/19/08
Pay offs worked!  msdead | 02/19/08
Screw Sony and their DRM  justin@... | 02/19/08
DRM will be hacked...  Eriamjh | 02/19/08
DRM is already hacked ....  wackoae | 02/19/08
who paid who?  sixop_kimmee | 02/19/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  MNB123 | 02/19/08
Yes, it is  TrackStar1682 | 02/19/08
At least we didn't have to wait for 27 yrs!  armtek | 02/19/08
Beta was better  adr5@... | 02/21/08
For once the Porn industry got it wrong...  geedavey@... | 02/19/08
Re: For once the Porn industry got it wrong...  Aragorn@... | 02/19/08
"Wholesome"?  geedavey@... | 02/19/08
its really odd, dont the japanese walk around with porn mags?  Been_Done_Before | 02/19/08
With no competitor, WWSD? (What will Sony do?)  turbohawk | 02/19/08
Try Google "Blu-Ray Player"  cyanblade | 02/19/08
Yes, many companies...  itpro_z | 02/19/08
I'm struggling to read all this moronic ****...  GetReal-mac.com | 02/19/08
Well than face this.  FredOneSaid | 02/19/08
Moronic?  itpro_z | 02/19/08
Well then MORON try SONY tech support  wjkahlssmd@... | 02/19/08
It's not about free equipment BTW, it's about free speech  geedavey@... | 02/19/08
Sounds like BS  cyanblade | 02/19/08
China?  alejandrossi@... | 02/19/08
Actually, they do.  richard233 | 02/19/08
Craftsman sux!  FFT@... | 02/19/08
Get over it.....  alejandrossi@... | 02/19/08
retailers shouldnt be allowed by law to decide these factors  pcguy777 | 02/19/08
Retailers should be allowed to decide what they sell  Tigertank | 02/19/08
Actually I think it was the PS3  voska1 | 02/19/08
You're right about the PS3  jakesty | 02/19/08
I guess we'll never know..  Tigertank | 02/19/08
Toshiba need trump Blu_Ray with a significant Flash system  Boot_Agnostic | 02/19/08
Flash?  cyanblade | 02/19/08
Flash?!?  Tigertank | 02/19/08
Blu-Ray DRM Will Be Hacked...I Hope So  dumptux | 02/19/08
Already hacked  wackoae | 02/19/08
Back ups  cyanblade | 02/19/08
stick drm where it dont shine  FredOneSaid | 02/19/08
Betamax  Jetranger | 02/19/08
Betamax  rcrumb@... | 02/19/08
Beta was (is) better  gary.lipkin@... | 02/19/08
Better isn't always a good thing.  Master Dave | 02/19/08
Didn't Beta have space issues  voska1 | 02/19/08
Space Issue  gary.lipkin@... | 02/19/08
Not quite acurate  Tigertank | 02/19/08
That was back when Sony was good  voska1 | 02/19/08
Well, anecdotal but..  Tigertank | 02/19/08
I wish people would quit spouting this drivil.  Hogleg | 02/19/08
How is BR better?  Salonikios | 02/19/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  EBathory | 02/19/08
The Porn Industry doomed Beta  winegirl | 02/19/08
Not exactly.  richard233 | 02/19/08
NOT better for consumers  BitTwiddler | 02/19/08
Could be.  richard233 | 02/19/08
It will be "PrayForSure" times 10  TripleII | 02/19/08
Won't be that bad  voska1 | 02/19/08
Thats a long wait..  Tigertank | 02/19/08
Solid State is artificially overpriced. It has to break eventually...  BitTwiddler | 02/19/08
Was it truly about HD being "Betamaxed"?  kzm1 | 02/19/08
RE:Was it truly about HD being "Betamaxed"?  kzm1 | 02/19/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  phatkat | 02/19/08
Glad the format war did not last long  Quemann | 02/19/08
Format?It's just a software file.  BALTHOR | 02/19/08
Well, it's as I predicted.  The Masked Villain | 02/19/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  dibene@... | 02/19/08
surprising..  Hobyx | 02/19/08
What about consumers?  HighTechAngel | 02/19/08
I'm a consumer and I chose Blu-ray  aristotle_z | 02/19/08
Guess what my 2 Sony Digital Studios have.  JoelSeid@... | 02/19/08
Just Amazing  dougw1025@... | 02/19/08
Consumers bought it because..  Tigertank | 02/19/08
HD DVD players sold below cost  aristotle_z | 02/19/08
Sony makes....  ViRaL1 | 02/19/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  hab1945@... | 02/19/08
Time to refund customers  ben.rattigan | 02/20/08
Just curious...  Arkyn1 | 02/20/08
New Blu Ray Drive to retrofit Toshiba Laptops  Teri1957 | 02/22/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  cburton@... | 02/20/08
Still a great player  runnut1@... | 02/20/08
Work the facts. It's not Sony's Blu-Ray.  stucker@... | 02/20/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  gill7@... | 02/21/08
Your snarkiness added absolutely nothing to this report  Greybird | 02/22/08
RE: speaking of Betamax (if anyone cares)  Malcontent | 03/19/08
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  jikawi | 07/09/09
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  besthi | 08/15/09
RE: Toshiba delivers its Betamax address  ptwb123 | 09/26/09

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