[Pc_Support] Intel, Microsoft to support HD DVD, not BlueRay ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

Damien McKenna <dmckenna at thelimucompany.com> wrote:
> Shock, horror!  Microsoft backing a standard that is more
> consumer-friendly than the competitor?

Well, "more consumer-friendly" is a matter of perspective.

> Have LG Electronics said which they'd initially support? 
> Ah, Blu-Ray.
> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117983,00.asp has
> a brief article on it.

Wow!

I suspected Dell, HP and others to be on board -- all the
usual suspects (from DVD+RW).  But then these 2 shocked me:  
- Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic)
- Pioneer Electronics

You're talking the creators of DVD-RAM and DVD-R!

I guess Pioneer _did_ have DVD-R(A) for authoring, before
DVD-R(G) [general] came out later for consumers.  But it
clearly looks like more of a "control" move.

But Matsushita name is still bugging me.



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