cwbys21 on 24 February 2008
| makingmusic476 said: They could be interchanging Sony for the BDA, much like most articles concerning the format war do. Considering the fact that Matsushita (Panasonic) has more to gain from a Blu-Ray victory than Sony does, and considering the fact that they are by far the largest CE in Japan, it's more likely that they paid the $400 mil. than Sony. Actually, it's more likely that many companies from the BDA contributed to the $400 mil. That is assuming that these reports of a payoff are correct. |
Even though I didn't read the first page, this one of the few intellegent responses on the second page. If, and that is a big if, the 400 million is true, Sony only paid a small chunk of it. That bill was split by all the people in the blu ray camp. And quite frankly, 400 million for market dominance is a pretty sweet deal. They still have to deal with dvd which controls total movie market, but to control the hd market and watch the royalties come in is worth it. Not to mention all the companies in the blu ray camp have movie studios where they make more money....they will be getting their investment back rather quickly.
