Blu-ray could be the next UMD, says MS

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Millennium said:
Honestly, I see it as more of a "next laserdisc" then "next UMD". It doesn't offer enough over the dominant format for most people to care (and for many to even perceive), and so it'll become a niche format for technophiles.

I think that's what they said about DVDs at first.