This story was on NPR (MarketPlace) last night.
Pushing
buttons in the DVD wars We all know who won the 1980s home video
war between Sony's Beta format and VHS. Well, it's deja vu all over again in the
battle over super clear high definition DVDs. Once again, the future of the
video technology we use at home will be greatly influenced by shadowy forces
outside mainstream Hollywood -- namely, the p*rn industry. Claude Brodesser has
the story.
I have no problem with this, just thought it was funny that during the
course of the story, they said that a certain software giant in Seattle
helped him with some of the technology issues he was having. The audio requires
Real to be on my computer and I refuse to install that pestilent virus on my
machine, so I can't confirm exactly how they said it. But it sure sounded
like they were inferring it was Microsoft with a little chuckle.
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