Xelloss on 06 December 2009
| BoneyBoy said: Going back to the blu-ray example, bribing movie studios helped them far more than the physical technology they had. In fact, HD DVD had HDi online connectivity compliance MANDATORY for every player ever made from the beginning. Meanwhile blu-ray had no such capabilities until years later. (I never have owned HD DVD player) |
You should go read the roughlydrafted article I linked a few posts ago, with the full scoop on why Blu won out. It was not Sony bribing anyone, it was actually everyone rebelling against Microsoft, and 2nd rate MS standards.
Maybe some of what you are saying has truth, but by the same token MS really is not in much better of a position in many respects. Sony has certainly made some mis-steps but has finally started turning things around. They may not recoup their PS3 losses within the next 3 years but they will at least return to profitability.
