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Warner Bros sales swing to both sides due to the movie, so they have no reason

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Ole Lund Christensen

In Reply to: RE: Warner Bros.: We have no plans to support Blu-ray exclusively posted by TK421 on December 15, 2007 at 05:02:28

to go to any side. They would lose money overall.

But big cash payments can tempt them.

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A reason for picking sides would be to attempt to force an end to the format war.... - oscar 14:44:12 12/15/07 (3)
in anticipation of increased HD sales as a result of current fence-sitters buying into the winning format. If that's a sufficient reason for Warner to pick sides, they would likely to pick Blu-ray as Blu-ray has the most studio support and better software sales.
- If I'm not mistaken... - Jack G 09:41:01 12/16/07 (1)
  Warner owns some of the patent rights to HD DVD. They don't for BD. As I've said before, the potential big bucks(Billions if the masses adopt) are in the patent rights and licensing fees. How much of an influence that will have, is yet to be seen.
  Jack
  - Sony might be able to overcome that by offering Warner a piece of the "action". - oscar 20:35:46 12/17/07 (0)
    how much influence they really have over BDA and how much they are willing to "suck up" to a mere studio remains to been seen.
- I hope you are right, but Paramount had great Blu Ray - Ole Lund Christensen 06:31:53 12/16/07 (0)
  sales, and still took the money from HD DVD.
  
  I am perhaps paranoid, but I see MS money and methods behind many closed doors, even some posters here in AA.
  
  When people accuse me of being paid by SONY, I assume they are paid by MS.
  
  I assume you saw MS losing bigtime due to illigal business methods at the highest European Court?
  
  MS need to grow, and they have said, that CE is the next place for that expansion. Media center PCs were the first step.
  
  The Japanese are fighting back to keep the CE market. LG and Samsung have a foot in each camp.
  
  So far MS hardware have broken down at lot (X360), but they can learn.
  
  However now standalone Blu Ray players from both SONY and Samsung are at USD 270, so they hit harder.
  
  I actually think most people buy a new player because the old breaks down. So the many brands have the upper hand, when the price is about the same.

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