Snake said:
they don't i am pretty sure they do. Toshiba ownes HD DVD Sony owns Blu ray |
Sony is one of the owners, but there are many others. Sony does not get all the profits for licensing the technology.
"The "Blu-ray Disc Founder group" was started in May 2002 by nine leading electronic companies: Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, and Samsung."
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_Association