Bryan Tuck
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Well, I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but if the above is true, then that's just stupid.
The problem, a lot of people will probably buy into it, which is, I'm sure, what they are counting on. But to me, that's kind of...unethical, when you get right down to it. I know companies do whatever they feel is necessary to make money, and I want to see HD-DVD/Blu-Ray (or whatever the deuce they end up calling it) succeed as much as anyone else, but that's a pretty questionable business practice right there. Leave it Sony to intentionally limit their customers' options.
Not that I mean to completely bash Sony; they are pretty much the best in the business when it comes to certain hardware products, and they even manage to still produce very good DVD releases of newer films. But if this really is what they're planning to do, then I may have to carefully consider any major purchases from them for a while. We'll see, I guess.
P.S.
HDVD-Blu! That's what they can call the hybrid format!
EDIT: Excellent letter, Jesse. Thanks for doing that. I'm considering doing something similar now.