interesting commentary on the format war

[Matt X]

...interesting commentary on the format war, look for article "Determination or Desperation?" : http://www.homemediamagazine.com/

"Now, the consensus is high-def discs won’t be a serious business until Q4 2008, and studios are anxious not to be branded the boys who cried wolf. Hence, a certain sense of desperation. One champion of HD DVD played up the fact that standard DVDs look better when played on an HD DVD player, implying consumers should buy a machine even if the HD DVD format remains the underdog.

That kind of talk is exactly what we don’t need. It only fuels consumer indifference — the same indifference that years ago sank both rival next-gen audio formats and ultimately sent music consumers online."

...sound familiar to theories on a certain "800-pound Gorilla"'s motivations in this war?