Fate of high-def DVD may lie with Microsoft

[W_Eagle]

http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?sssdmh=dm4.161930&articleID=175400242

(12/26/2005 9:00 AM EST)


MADISON, Wis. — After months of intense wrangling between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD groups, the battle lines in the war over a next-generation high-definition DVD format have moved to the doorstep of Microsoft Corp.


Several industry sources last week told EE Times that Microsoft is muscling into the optical-disk fray by leveraging its operating-system clout to bundle HD-DVD within Vista, the company's next-generation OS. There is also talk that the software giant may be planning to offer cash incentives — in the form "coupons" — to system vendors or retailers if they agree to support HD-DVD. Such coupons would provide "credits" or "memos" for each PC that is sold with HD-DVD inside.

[TooLFooL]

i called that sh*t!...
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1379134#1379134

[yoda313]

Oh great a dvd (ie bluray) that wouldn't be able to be played in a pc??? That would die a quick and painful death.