I'm the Idiot Who Bought an HD-DVD Player

No no, not me! I'm not that dumb...really!

The man spends the article explaining what an idiot he was for buying a HD-DVD (yes he is an idiot), but then proceeds to try and predict the future. Can we trust the words of an idiot?

f there's any consolation for us HD-DVD-buying losers, it's that disc-shaped physical media won't be around much longer. Once high-definition digital downloads, like those available through Apple TV, hit the mainstream, Blu-ray will be as dead as HD-DVD. Take that, Sony! In the meantime, I'll console myself by watching hour upon hour of Planet Earth. And no, I'm not going to buy a Blu-ray player. Those things are too damn expensive.

He was a fool to early adopt. Period.

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"The industry in general has actively been pushing to rid itself of dependance upon Microsoft controlled standards"

And isn't that the real reason after all?

Lessons from the Death of HD-DVD

Over the last few months, HD-DVD appeared to rapidly fall from its apparent position as promising new disc format–touted by supporters as being technically superior, significantly cheaper, and less restrictive–down to a harsh new reality of scheduled death. However, the fate of HD-DVD wasn’t nearly as unpredictable as some seemed to think. Here’s why HD-DVD’s end should not have been a surprise, what lessons can be learned from its death, and what its demise means for Microsoft.

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