Pristine20 said:
Why they're selling isn't important. The point is that they're selling period. Most people are resistant to change and would not budge except they had no choice. Then when they change, they realize that it isn't all that bad. Many technological movements are like this. Seriously, many of you are just picking at straws to thow one more bone at the article or the ps3 that it's getting pathetic. |
You missed the point. The discussion about why people buy HD TVs is in reference to this point in the article
"Do you think people are buying HD televisions because they don’t care? Of course not. They want HDtv."
The article itself is saying that the reason HDTVs are selling is important. The author is arguing that people think HD is important. As evidence for this he cites HD TV sales. If people aren't buying HD TVs because they care about HD then his argument falls down.
As someone who recently bought an HD TV, I can honestly say that I only got it because that was all that was available. Having HD doesn't really interest me much, and I am sure that a lot of other people buying HD TVs are in the same situation.
