dbot said:
johnsobas said:
MikeB said:
johnsobas said:
dbot said:
@johnsobas - please provide a link for that claim. Sony would be insane to believe they will have 50% market share this year. |
I know it sounds stupid and like something a fanboy would make up, but Sony actually said that.
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Do you have an exact quote (US press reliability and accuracy is often very bad), maybe it regarded Japan where Blu-Ray recorders have captured over 50% market share.
If it was a Japanese guy speaking Japanese, a recording may be more usefull. Most people in the US speak very limited Japanese. 
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i don't know but considering the story is on a million sites all over the net i doubt there's a translation error. Of course i would never expect MikeB to believe it anyway.
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This is the original source of the quote -> http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080407PD201.html
It seems like a translation issue. At one point they are discussing BD globally and then they are discussing Japan and US. Anyway, the source claims Blu-ray had a 20% marketshare earlier this year which I find hard to believe as well. Things are definately looking up for Blu-ray.
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The BD's 20% market share is referring to Japan so the 50% is Japan only imo.
Or maybe they were talking about this : http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/09/blu-ray-recorders-surpass-50-market-share-for-dvd-recorders-in/
