I know that MS put quite a bit of cash into the whole HD-DvD vs. Blu-Ray thing but did they actually want HD-DVD to be a winning and lasting format? Or was it part of a bigger plan to just give Blu-ray enough of a limp to get their new silverlight and other on-line content delivery services up and running before BR became an absolute standard? Would a successful HD-DVD have caused a problem with Microsoft's digital delivery model? I would have said that MS pulled out before HD-DVD had a real chance (given it was still competing to some degree) but perhaps they pulled out exactly when the needed to -- just in time to let it fail before it gained any more traction...
I used to think MS was a very short-sighted company that made many dumb decisions at the spur of the moment, but when I step back and look at some of their gaming and entertainment decisions, it makes me wonder if there really are a handful or more smart people that are planning long-range...
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Systems I currently own: 360, PS3, Wii, DS Lite (2)
Systems I've owned: PS2, PS1, Dreamcast, Saturn, 3DO, Genesis, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES, GBA, GB, C64, Amiga, Atari 2600 and 5200, Sega Game Gear, Vectrex, Intellivision, Pong. Yes, Pong.
