Porn industry may be decider in Blu-ray, HD-DVD battle

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If you think PORN was the only reason betamax failed then you are seriously misinformed. Betamax suffered because of Sony's arrogance. There is no question about that but here are the main points which seperate betamax from blu ray. Beta was high on quality but low on space/runtime. Blu ray is all about the maximum theoretical space. Sony had a tight stranglehold on which companies could make betamax players. JVC and Matsushita allowed VHS to be licensed to multiple competing manufacturers. Again Blu ray is no way a repeat of this situation as a matter of fact it was quite the opposite. By 1984, forty companies utilized the VHS format in comparison with Beta's twelve. This is in no way the case with Blu ray Sony suffered by their reluctance to sign licensing agreements with studios to have films made available in Betamax. Nothing really needs to be driven home about the studio support of blu ray does it? Betamax had a lower market share and was dwindling fast. Blu ray is now in a different league. Being bundled with the PS3 turned out to be a good idea. According to numbers released at CES an average of 6 or more blu ray movies were sold to PS3 owners. Since mid november Studios have seen a 700% increase in sales of Blu ray software. For 2007 Universal made no new announcements about releases for the HD DVD camp which leaves HD DVD with about 4 to 5 movies that aren't comming out on blu ray while the rest are being released on both. Companies like lionsgate, MGM, SPE, Fox, Buena Vista not only remain exclusive to blu ray but announced an amazing lineup for 2007. I can easily see that the studio's aren't short sighted and I highly doubt HD DVD is going to win this war on PORN alone especially in this day and age. Digg me down, and or hate me all you want, but I sure hope this shines a better light on the situation by including some important facts. In the end it does not matter because those links and rumors are incorrect anyways. http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Blu-ray_Refutes_Claims_of_Porn_Ban_Vivid_Plans_First_High-Def_Release/437