but shouldn't we also bake into the equation when the first format is cracked for mass duplication of content? It's slighly naughty to make the suggestion, but if burners become cheap and ubiquotous and there is open source software to rip it (DVD Shrink for BD/HD-DVD), won't that go a long way in determining a "winner"?
Sometimes you have to lose to know how to win, if you know what I mean.
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but shouldn't we also bake into the equation when the first format is cracked for mass duplication of content? It's slighly naughty to make the suggestion, but if burners become cheap and ubiquotous and there is open source software to rip it (DVD Shrink for BD/HD-DVD), won't that go a long way in determining a "winner"?
Sometimes you have to lose to know how to win, if you know what I mean.