BD players are getting cheap very fast and marketshare has been increasing alot in the last 3 to 4 months. While not as fast as DVD in software sales, it's definitely showing a pattern of a successful format. Weekly revenues are now about 15%. A few months ago, it was 7%.
This is why it will be successful -
As BD players go to $99 and lower, many customers (non-fanboys) replacing their DVD players will opt to get a Blu-ray player since it also plays their entire DVD library and also upconverts.
One big thing is that new releases need to be
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
