AFAIK Sony is relying on the PS2 and PSP to turn a profit. If the PS3 cost sony 400 dollars to build they still aren't making money on it (note you pay 399 for the 40GB).Nope. Unlike Sony, MS has yet to turn a profit.Sony has a proven track record, so until the PS3 fails, I'm not expecting them to pull a MS.
The only reason I did not like HD DVD, was HDi. If it had Java, or even Sun's JS -- something besides MS's puke, I wouldn't have cared for the most part. I don't like Sony's formats -- I despise memory sticks, but I'll take Java and more storage now and in the future over something MS had tainted. I bet if HD DVD had succeeded, MS would try to once again shove their inferior WMV 9 down everyone's throats -- thankfully that failed and now this failed.
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See I had been under the impression that Disney liked HDi for its ease of use. From my understanding of the tech it is just XML. MS doesn't have to shove WMV9 down everyones throats. BD already includes it in its Mandatory Specs(as VC-1).