Sony's in a 'bag of hurt' because of Blu-ray

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JazzB1987 said:

vivster said:
Really, I would be dancing in the streets for the death of optical media but it's not so much fun anymore seeing who has to bleed for it.

Really? I would not give a f* about a company trying to get some kind of media monopoly and then failing.

While this is having a bigger impact on Sony, saying it's a monopoly is a bit of a misnomer.  There were numerous companies involved in the development of Blu Ray.  Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG, Hitachi, Sharp and Samsung are all involved, and are part of the BDA which licenses the technology (ergo, the money doesn't just go to Sony).