No need to be excited/gloat over NPD this week...for either side

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Let's also not forget that after the supply of stock-on-hand HD-DVD players is depleated, Blu's #'s will start to rise substantially because they won't have nearly as much competition. I think the rise in HD-DVD's numbers are only due to the current fire sale.

We've already seen the news coming from Woolworths and the quiet liquidation of HD-DVD players at Circuit City. There was also a report that WalMart was clearancing the "Venture" players. I don't think most retailers will re-stock their supply of HD-DVD players based on a surge in sales of the players they can't normally sell without practically giving them away. Once they're gone, hopefully, they'll stay gone.

I'm no economics major, maybe I'm naive, but I think this is to be expected in the short term.