Define proprietary. CD, DVD, HD DVD and MP3 were all developed by industry consortiums (interesting, Sony was a member of the consortiums that created the first three though, obviously, it didn't bother to take part in the discussions on HD DVD.) Only VHS and Blu-ray started out as proprietary systems and even Blu-ray had been opened to consortium control before the first Blu-ray player came out.
Blu-spec CD is presumably proprietary at the moment because Sony seems to be the only organization involved in its creation. That said, it's not the fact that it's proprietary that'll sink it, it's that consumers have already made their choice about where they want music distribution to go. Convenience and price is beating quality.
And if the industry had any sense, they'd realize consumers are right now making the same decision about movies.
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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Define proprietary. CD, DVD, HD DVD and MP3 were all developed by industry consortiums (interesting, Sony was a member of the consortiums that created the first three though, obviously, it didn't bother to take part in the discussions on HD DVD.) Only VHS and Blu-ray started out as proprietary systems and even Blu-ray had been opened to consortium control before the first Blu-ray player came out.
Blu-spec CD is presumably proprietary at the moment because Sony seems to be the only organization involved in its creation. That said, it's not the fact that it's proprietary that'll sink it, it's that consumers have already made their choice about where they want music distribution to go. Convenience and price is beating quality.
And if the industry had any sense, they'd realize consumers are right now making the same decision about movies.