BluRay struggling to take off [Article]

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Supernova82 said:

Typical Australian newspaper not knowing what they are talking about. Blu-Ray sales are on par with early DVD sales were in comparison to VHS sales. Introduction period slow sales gradually picks up in momentum as time goes by. Blu-Ray has been available for only two years or something now.
Blu-Rays will go down in price as production costs decrease and supply increases. Prices of Blu-Rays and Blu-Ray players will fall as technology improves. Price drop would increase sales.

 

It's always easy to say that the price should be dropped when you're not the one paying the expenses. I know what would drive sales even further; paying 100€ for everyone who picks up a BD player from the store.

 

And, usually when you read a story, it's telling only about how thing are locally. Maybe you can provide a link which shows how well BD is doing in relation to DVD after its launch in Australia (besides, this was about standalone players, which expectedly have a longer life in your entertainment canter than a console, which you replace after the new ones come out).