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Comments: 1 +-   Lessons from the Format War-> on Tuesday March 04 2008, @11:23AM mlimber

Submitted by mlimber on Tuesday March 04 2008, @11:23AM
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mlimber writes "The Freakonomics blog asks a panel of experts, "Is the battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray really over? What can we learn from it?" The panel suggests, among other things, that Sony achieved a Pyrrhic victory because DVDs will be out-moded before they reap enough profits to make up for what they (and Toshiba) paid out for both product development and bribes to win the support of content providers."
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  • Is that if I bet on Sony Twice, and LOSE (betamax AND minidisc) ... that I should bet on them a third time. Because THIS time, when I picked the NON-sony format, I lost AGAIN. DAMNIT! ...
    maybe the world is simply choosing the format I DON'T. /end rant
INSIDE, I have the same personality disorder as LUCY RICARDO!!