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- That?s what happens when you get in bed with Microsoft...
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Microsoft backed HD-DVD to try to infect HD-media with its own HDi technology and to fend off Java (Blu-Ray uses Sun?s Java for menus), see
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f8ada3f5-0ec6-4392-84ab-cb4860db30ed&displaylang=en
As usual Microsoft will never support a technology not made in the firm (the ?not invented here syndrome?), and it?s willing to go to great lengths to bribe, convince or talk hardware developers into acting as proxy agents in its fight against competitors...
Too bad that when things go wrong, as they did in this case, Microsoft only loses pocket change, while hardware vendors get burned BAD. - Posted by: berlindsucks Posted on: 03/14/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
HD-DVD could had won if ....
wackoae | 03/13/08
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the only issue was
Linux Geek | 03/13/08
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Price not the only problem.
kraterz | 03/13/08
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That?s what happens when you get in bed with Microsoft...
berlindsucks | 03/14/08
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And it's because of that half-baked Java support that ALL BD players are ob
georgeou | 03/16/08
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