@sonycowboy, I'd jump in joy that the war is finally over... but something tells me there will be a countermove to this. What do you think guys? Will we see another back-forth or is this the first of the signs of the end?
Heard this on CNBC as well. They are saying this is a big blow to MSFT (HD DVD uses MSFT's .NET). This is also a big blow to Toshiba but that's not as big an issue for US investors. Sony still ended down for the day, but long term this is good for Sony, Samsung, and other Blu-Ray backers.
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I don't think Toshiba (and Microsoft) will give up so easily. Even Sony didn't give up easily (when doing Betamax vs. VHS war).