Like the days of DIVX...

[Chris Gerhard]

Originally Posted by Julman

True but Disney learned from their mistake and now are backing the right horse. Sadly Paramount has not learned from their million dollar mistakes in the past and now are doomed to repeat it. Much like Circuit City/Divx paying out companies for their support. The same is happening with HD-DVD. Looks like a last ditch effort and history repeating itself.

If Paramount has received a $150,000,000 payment/incentive package, how do you figure they have not learned from their mistake? Paramount would never and I mean never make $150,000,000 profit from the sales of Blu-ray discs. How could they turn this deal down and if the same deal is offered to Warner, how can they turn it down? I don't hold anything against Paramount for making this business decision. The really puzzling part is how in the world does the $150,000,000 get recouped by the companies that paid it? There just isn't that kind of market possible, particularly as long as the format war continues. I would like to see the return on investment calculation for that deal in a few years.

Chris