In article <ohim74-7k4.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Nick Ballard <nrballardco@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> > Jerry McBride wrote:
> >> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> >>> Microsoft: HD-DVD might be "next Betamax," switch to Blu-ray still
> >>> possible
> >>>
> >>> ,----[ Quote ]
> >>> | Speaking with Ars Technica, Microsoft Director of Platform Strategy
> >>> | Scott Henson explained that the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive would likely
> >>> | never be internalized into a future version of the console because
> >>> | "[we] don't want to charge customers $200 extra for something that
> >>> | may be the next Betamax."
> >>> `----
> >>>
> >>
> >> Now, THAT IS A QUOTE that may go down in history. WoW!
> >>
> >
> > Very true. It may as well read, "We'll sell it as an option for $200,
> > but don't consider it a good investment. We don't."
> >
>
> I was really surprised at this one. It does appear that Microsoft have
> accepted that it's all over for windows.
Try reading the things you quoted again. You completely misunderstood
what they were about.
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--Tim Smith
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