A great talk about the FACTS of the war.

[GeorgeCaplan]

There is a lot of speculation that Microsoft is pushing HD-DVD to create consumer confusion on HD Disc content, so that HD Downloads take over.

But I think this article is much closer to the truth behind Microsoft's motives. Microsoft wants Windows everywhere not just the PC. They also want to receive royalties rather than pay them, which explains the push of WMV>>VC1, and Hdi.

The codec "War" between AVC and WMV/VC1 is something MS wants desperately to win, because you are then looked into the MS world. AVC is a real threat to them.

It is a shame that VC1 got added to the Blu-ray specs, if I remember correctly, simply to appease MS.