Blu-ray wins the format war! (I lose.)

Posted by Lach on January 6th, 2008
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Well, as usual, I made a decision at exactly the wrong time. On the third I bought an HD-DVD player, thinking that all this Sony nonsense was going to flush Blu-ray down the tubes, then THIS happens?!

Sheesh, have I got bad timing or what? For once I turn my back on Apple and Sony, and salute Microsoft, and look at the thanks I get. Oh well, I guess now I can buy HD-DVDs for real cheap…

This cements the idea that when companies fight over formats, the consumers lose. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE competition. I love how competition makes companies fight FOR the consumer, but this was not one of those times. This was companies fighting over two disk formats, one of which is vastly superior, to the detriment of the consumer. It was an issue of pride and politics winning out over preference and parity.

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