The irony of Amir

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I find it so ironic that the HD-DVD zealots hang on every word that comes from Amir's mouth, as if he is the savior of their format when IMO nothing could be further from the truth.

In my view, Microsoft really cares nothing about physical media, HD or otherwise. I believe their long term corporate goals in this area revolve around downloadable media exclusively.

Clearly it is prudent to prepare for this option (downloads), but it is not wise to put all your eggs in one basket particularly where movies are concerned. Microsoft wants to be Apple so badly and emulate their success with iTunes. Problem is they underestimate the film buff's desire to have a physical rather than virtual copy of their movies and, of course, they cannot execute like Apple.