Microsoft: We Didn't Pay Paramount for HD DVD

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According to this article it appears someone else in the HD-DVD camp paid Paramount to go HD-DVD exclusive. I am sure Microsoft is helping Toshiba since they are on the HD-DVD team. Could Mircosoft pay Toshiba and then Toshiba pay Paramount?

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“Kevin Collins, who runs Microsoft's HD DVD unit, is denying that his company paid Paramount to exclusively back HD DVD in the high-def format war against Blu-ray.”

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“However, Collins appeared to indirectly confirm that Toshiba paid the studios. The Microsoft executive says an article by the web site Ain'tItCool.com accurately described why Paramount is supporting HD DVD.”

http://www.tvpredictions.com/microsoft082907.htm