Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 19th Feb 2008 13:24 UTC, submitted by wakeupneo
Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD-DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival Blu-ray for a dominant high-definition format. Toshiba said it made the decision to cease developing, manufacturing, and marketing HD-DVDs after 'recent major changes in the market'. It promised to continue offering support and service for all 1.3+ million Toshiba HD-DVDs sold so far.
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2006-12-16
Sad isn't it? These people are stupid enough to what Blue ray to win, when Sony has proven that it is DRM made, and does NOT care for its customers - installing silent rootkits etc.
I'll personally avoid hd-dvd and blue ray for as long as I can in protest, DVDs are perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned.
When these major studios start offering cheaper prices for these new 'technologies' for those that have already bought the movies on another format, then I might be interested. As far as I understand, when I buy a DVD movie, the price includes the manufacturing costs, the small % to the artist, and the licencing fee. Why should I have to pay the licencing fee again on another format, when I've already paid for it? Shouldn't I just have to pay for the manufacturing costs, and nothing more?
I'm amazed at no governments will investigate this and do these bastards for the monopolistic, anti competitive, rip off merchants that they are. These mongrels don't deserve our money (and no, I'm not endorsing piracy).
Dave