In the format war, the players are not what it's all about in terms of profit. It's the patents on the media and the licensing involved. That's why both sides want to win so badly. Look at DVD and the huge influx of sub-$100 Chinese players...
Do you think it's the players that make the DVD patent holders money, or those million copies of Ratatioulle (and every other movie) on DVD that pulls in the big bucks?
Right now the adoption rates and ratios are about getting the format entrenched, accepted. The money comes later.
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EatingPie @ Dec 1st 2007 2:12PM
In the format war, the players are not what it's all about in terms of profit. It's the patents on the media and the licensing involved. That's why both sides want to win so badly. Look at DVD and the huge influx of sub-$100 Chinese players...
Do you think it's the players that make the DVD patent holders money, or those million copies of Ratatioulle (and every other movie) on DVD that pulls in the big bucks?
Right now the adoption rates and ratios are about getting the format entrenched, accepted. The money comes later.
-Pie