How idiotic must Ken Graffeo feel now....

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Nick Graham

Curse Insiders who PM me juicy info that I cannot share without breaking their confidence! Trust me when I say that there is a reason a couple of our Insiders here on Blu-Ray.com have been quick to defend Mr. Graffeo in the past.

I have seen no such "quick" defense of Graffeo from those in the Blu camp... just more people saying, "he's only doing his job," which is a circular argument.

If someone believes that Kenny has a secret Blu-ray tattoo and that he's not the loyalist red ant he proudly makes himself out to be, well, I've got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.

People who say, "Oh, he's just doing what Universal tells him," obviously have no idea how the corporate structure works. His job is to tell THEM what Universal needs to do regarding HDM. That's the whole reason why companies hire executives--to lead those particular aspects of the company with their wisdom and experience. They're not there to follow policy--they're there to MAKE IT. And so far he's done a lousy job at it, because he drank the HD DVD kool aid and never for once considered the harm it would do to not at least be neutral.

That said, he's been very quiet since CES, so hopefully he's doing some soul-searching. The most spectacular thing he could do would be to resign from the HD DVD PG...