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Originally Posted by Canada
Why is HD DVD doing so well in North America HD DVD should have died a quick death as far as I am concerned. It looks like it will be around for the near future any way, I know it's a shame, but it's probably true, unfortunatly.
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IMO, it's because there are a lot of people that are easily fooled by Jedi mind tricks. It works best on lesser minds. At least, that's what George Lucas's story teaches us (oh great teacher).
Seriously, I think that a lot of Americans (yes, I am an American and I see it) don't care to much for facts. A lot of us consider opinions to be facts and pass them as such. Not to mention that a lot of us are extremely selfish. Therefore, we don't think our selfishness have wider consequences.
Example: The people that have Blu-ray already and deciding to buy HD DVD players and movies so they can watch titles they want to see in 1080p. They either aren't aware or don't care about that extends the Format War.
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Those that decided to get HD DVD or Blu-ray because they couldn't afford the price of a Blu-ray player. Instead of waiting until the prices came down enough for them to comfortably afford the better technology, they just jumped on the cheaper product bandwagon (and circumvent the usual process of waiting 'til prices come down). The funny thing is that these people usually end up spending MORE money on importing exclusive US BD titles from other countries (completely killing the lower cost reason they jumped in for in the first place).
To me, it's almost like watching "In the Mouth of Madness" all over again. Scary!