Microsoft to make their own HD-DVD player?

[Deane Johnson]

Bill Hunt at Digital Bits says Microsoft is talking of marketing their own HD-DVD player. Obviously, this means something more than is apparent on the surface. Any ideas? Are they panicing?

Microsoft has also indicated that they may introduce their own branded HD-DVD player - an indicator of just how much the company has invested in the format's success.

[phranctoast]

i beleive we'll see a blu ray player form MS before a HD DVD player. The writings on the wall. HD DVD will soon be gone.

[WriteSimply]

I believe that a certain MS VP position is on the line if this also fail.

A HD-DVD player from MS is just an invitation for hackers.


fuad

[dialog_gvf]

MS-DVD indeed.

Strategically dangerous. HD DVD will lose every Linux and Apple fanboy who are major league anti-MS zealots.

And at some point the justice department takes a look.

Gary

[iceman]

Originally Posted by Deane Johnson

Bill Hunt at Digital Bits says Microsoft is talking of marketing their own HD-DVD player. Obviously, this means something more than is apparent on the surface. Any ideas? Are they panicing?

It means that they don't give a damn about HD-DVD and they never have, and are even more desperate to sabotage the HD market and the PS3. If it weren't for MS we would only have one format.

[KenThompson]

What does that mean to poor Toshiba? Perhaps telling them their product sucks

[digital.view]

Originally Posted by Iceman

It means that they don't give a damn about HD-DVD and they never have, and are even more desperate to sabotage the HD market and the PS3. If it weren't for MS we would only have one format.

Toshiba = SCO

Innocent bystander that get bit by signing a deal with the devil?