Blu-ray Players are overtaking DVD players....basically BD is taking over

[ssj12]

Carl2291 said:

ssj12 said:

NYANKS said:
Can anyone put a number on how much Sony could stand to profit if Blu-ray ever reached the sales levels of DVD? Like a very rough estimation would suffice!

Zero

Dont they own a major share in Blu-ray?

Or am i mistaken?

They have none at all. They might have developed it but profits are split by the collective body of the BDA, nothing specifically goes directly to Sony.

If they earned money like that Sony and Phillips, who both owns the patents for CDs, would have earned billions on ever CD sold in the world. But they don't, instead any "royalties" for CD go to whatever the collective body is that manage CD standards (probably DVD Forum).