Bob is right. The movie companies are the ones that like Blu-Ray because you can't copy it(yet). The hardware/software companies like HD-DVD because it lets them sell more tech gear to people who want to copy.
Microsoft and HP won't make a dime on movie sales. But they'll do well if people upgrade to media center PCs and xbox 360 so they can drop a movie they bought in once and watch it anytime later on any tv in the house without the hassle of finding and maintaining the physical disk.
The movie companies are worried they won't make as much if the above scenario comes true. They want you to lose and scratch your disk and have to maintain each physical copy. They're hoping their sales will be higher if it's locked up so tight that you can't copy or stream the content.
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Bob is right. The movie companies are the ones that like Blu-Ray because you can't copy it(yet). The hardware/software companies like HD-DVD because it lets them sell more tech gear to people who want to copy.
Microsoft and HP won't make a dime on movie sales. But they'll do well if people upgrade to media center PCs and xbox 360 so they can drop a movie they bought in once and watch it anytime later on any tv in the house without the hassle of finding and maintaining the physical disk.
The movie companies are worried they won't make as much if the above scenario comes true. They want you to lose and scratch your disk and have to maintain each physical copy. They're hoping their sales will be higher if it's locked up so tight that you can't copy or stream the content.