| markers said: yeah i dont see why microsoft would not use it...honestly dvd will be a thing of the past by the time 720 rolls out. but will microsoft really have to pay sony to use blu-ray? |
People overestimate how much money goes directly to Sony. The royalty fee is paid and is split up amongst many of the BDA members, with larger percentages going to those who hold technology patents. Even some of the movie studios like Warner Brothers have joint rights to some of the patents.
Sony is one of the bigger fish in terms of who gets the royalties obviously since they were one of the key developers.
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