Blu-Ray Attacks Microsoft, Microsoft Bites Back

QT writes "Ars Technica has been following this week's next-gen DVD dramas closely. First, there's extensive coverage of the reasons why Microsoft backed HD-DVD, which was primarily inspired by mandatory support for copying discs to computers. The BDA, however, countered with an attack on Microsoft's reasons, and Microsoft returned fire. Richard E. Doherty, Microsoft's head of the media entertainment technology convergence group, said that 50GB Blu-ray disc are in fact many years away. Is MS playing games, or is Sony misrepresenting just how far along BD-ROM really is?" From the article: "HD DVD is proven to deliver 30GB capacity today, with the potential to deliver even greater capacity. The 50GB claim for BD-ROM discs is unproven and will not be available for many years to come, based on discussions with major Japanese and US replicators. Replicators not only do not have test lines running, they cannot even pre-order the equipment to begin evaluating this disc. They cannot judge the cost of these discs, or even whether they can be manufactured at all. Major replicators can mass manufacture 30GB HD DVD discs today and it's well understood that these discs will cost significantly less to manufacture than the lower-capacity 25GB BD discs." We previously discussed this topic when the announcement came out.

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[Anonymous Coward]

"My disk is bigger"
"no mine is"
"No MY disk is bigger"
"Your disk doesnt exist"
"No yours doesnt"
"Yes it does"

since when is this a cross between kids arguing and politics?

EeziPost

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Re:Take that Sony

[Anonymous Coward]

>The only good thing to come out of Sony today are 20,000 dollar CRT tubes.

The only good thing to come out of Microsoft... maybe this [tarmo.fi]?

What a surprise

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow! A proprietary Sony format isn't being widley adopted? I'm shocked!

Re:Let's just ask Hugh Hefner

[GigG]

I never, ever want to see a porn movie in Hi-Def.

Oh, the irony

[mvdwege]

In effect, Microsoft is accusing the BDA of promoting vapourware.

The irony is delicious.

Mart

How can you trust the competence...

[clickety6]

... of people who can't even spell the word BLUE !!!

blu-ray attack!

[chrish]

When I saw this headline, I had the most awesome mental image of blue lasers decimating the Redmond campus...