Should the consumer win?

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Here is my take on the whole situation. Warner and the rest of the studios know that there will be no mass adaptation of the next generation dvd player while 2 formats exist.

If Warner where to go hd dvd exclusive that would pretty much dived the studios 50/50. Advantage no one

If Warner where to stay neutral that would leave the status quo as it stands until at least Jan 2009 with blu increasing it's lead but not enough for mass adaptation. Advantage Blu-Ray ever so slightly but not enough

If Warner where to go blu that would give the BDA over 70% of the market and the remaining non blu studios will have to take a good hard look at the format war. Universal would either go neutral or blu in 2008. Many have speculated about Paramount contract having an "out clause" should the numbers fall below a certain percentage but as it stands Jan 2009. Advantage the consumer