Originally Posted by Ronnie
One further note of my own.............when DVD was launched, the following did not exist as an option

** Multiple Sky and Direct TV Satellite Movie Channels
** "Online" Movie and TV Viewing via Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, BBC iPlayer etc.
** Bi-torrent type "Illegal" Downloads

So, it's much tougher for Bluray to compete against that backdrop.............and yet it's still managed to gain a $2 billion foothold (and growing)

Yes, most interesting. I don't think anyone would disagree that downloads/online availability of content is the future and that physical media will eventually dissappear .... yet, physical media persists and 'reports of my death have been greatly exagerated'. I've made this joke before, but we are all descended from 'hunter/gatherers' not 'hunter/downloaders', and I think physical media will endure far longer than conventional wisdom predicts. Go Bluray!!

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