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In fact, his research firm projects that in five years video on demand will account for 30 to 50 percent of movie rentals and sales via cable, satellite, telco or the Internet. "The majority of that marketplace will be high-definition fare," he said.

Wasn't that Mircosoft's original plan to dominate the digital world? Governments in Australia are already trying to push people to get broadband.