HD DVD: The Butt of IFA 2007 Jokes (READ Articles - No New Announcements from HD DVD)

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Amir's livelihood is riding on HDDVD. The part of Microsoft (the HDi/Windows Media Player 9 (aka VC-1) department) that he is VP of will pretty much cease to exist if HDDVD fails and the VC-1 codec does not become standardized... same with HDi over Java. That's the battle Microsoft is fighting now and as such Amir.

He will be unemployed if it fails or even looks like it bad enough. Microsoft will eventually cut and run and he knows it. He also knows he'll never work in the industry again after the unprofessional attitude and behavior he's shown in forums and conferences if it fails.

Early retirement is probably not on his agenda and his desperate measures will only intensify as Blu-ray pushes further and further ahead. You just watch the FUD he starts spitting by turkey day.