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Derek Janssen wrote:

> What we had in the HD/Blu Wars was the villain of a *moral* crusade--
> Microsoft thinking we'd all buy Their Format if they could sell it the
> right way, that they could crush the competition like insects if they
> couldn't, and that they could distract us with Pretty Downloads of the
> Future (which they'd still own the coding monopoly on) when that Plan A
> didn't work.

What overheated balderdash.

> Granted, there were just as many parallels in the DiVX Wars:

You're such a TOOL, Derek. =)

Blu-Ray is/will turn out to be the modern version of Circuit City's
DIVX! D'oh.

winf

Well I have yet to read any official announcement. The only this I've
seen are the same old "source who asked not to be identified". I'm one
of the many who has sat back and waited for a victor before buying a
HD player. I don't favor either format, IMHO they both fall short. The
one thing I can be glad of when/if Toshiba pulls out that all the
bickering over who is better and who is losing will be over.

"Joseph S. Powell, III" <> wrote in message
news:2p2uj.10126$...
> Anyone here remember June of 1999 when DIVX threw in the towel?
> There were fervent cheers in this NG then....
> The HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray thing wasn't quite as monumental as the DVD vs DIVX
> issue, but I'm glad Blu-Ray won due to the higher storage capacity.


Yes, and it is still mind boggling how much damage Circuit City's DVE
(Digital Video Express) did to Region 1 DVD in less than a year.

The DIVX proprietary digital video disk rental system employed the use of
exclusive titles as its main marketing strategy. Some DIVX titles were not
available on DVD in any region. However, when DIVX exclusive titles were
available on DVD only in regions other than Region 1, it could safely be
assumed that DIVX was to blame.

As with the DIVX vs. DVD format war, the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray format war
involved exclusive titles. The format with the best arsenal of exclusive
titles would become the winner.

Eventually, Blu-ray will begin releasing Blu-ray exclusive titles (not
available on DVD) in order to force the sale of Blu-ray disks and players.
But that probably won't happen for at least a year.

Here's the list of DIVX exclusive titles that were unavailable in Region 1
when DIVX died:

8 Heads In A Duffel Bag
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6th Man, The
12 Angry Men
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Albino Alligator
Apartment, The
Baby Boom
Bachelor Party
Bad Girls
Barton Fink
Before and After
Best Men
Best of the Best: Without Warning
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Blackjack
Brassed Off
Bridege At Remagen
Brothers McMullen, The
Brubaker
Buffalo '66
Cadillac Man
Chain Reaction
Children of the Revolution
Cocoon
Commitments, The
Cool, Dry Place, A
Courage Under Fire
Crucible, The
Dead Man
Deceiver
Desperately Seeking Susan
Dirty Work
Distinguished Gentleman, The
Dunston Checks In
Dying Young
Ed Wood
Edward Scissorhands
End of Violence, The
Everyone Says I Love You
Evidence Of Blood
Father Of The Bride Part II
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
First Kid
Fled
Fly, The
French Kiss
From Dusk Till Dawn 2
Full Monty
Gang Related
Gone Fishin'
Great White Hype
Guadalcanal Diary
High Art
Hot Shots!
House Of Yes
Houseguest
I Love You Don't Touch Me!
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
It Came From Outer Space
Jackie Brown
Jack
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jungle 2 Jungle
Kiss Or Kill
Krippendorf's Tribe
Last Dance
Last of the Mohicans, The
Lenny
Life Less Ordinary, A
Little City
Locusts, The
Longest Day, The
Love and Death on Long Island
Madness Of King George
Marnie
Married To The Mob
Miami Rhapsody
Mighty Quinn
Misfits, The
Mrs. Brown
Mo' Better Blues
Monument Ave.
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mulholland Falls
My Cousin Vinny
Next Stop Wonderland
Night and the Moment, The
Nightwatch
Office Killer
One Fine Day
Operation Condor 2: The
Paperback Romance
Picture Perfect
Point Break
Preacher's Wife, The
Price Above Rubies, A
Prophecy II, The
Pure Luck
Rage, The
Raising Arizona
Rapid Fire
Retroactive
Rocketman
Senseless Shall We Dance?
She's So Lovely
Since You've Been Gone
Six Degrees Of Separation
Sleeping With the Enemy
Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, A
Some Like It Hot
Spaceballs
Stargate SG-1
Stealing Beauty
Summer Fling
That Thing You Do!
This World, Then The Fireworks
Three Musketeers, The
Throw Momma From The Train
Topaz
Truce, The
Truth About Cats and Dogs, The
Turner & Hooch
TwentyFourSeven
Two For The Road
Ulee's Gold
Up Close & Personal
Verdict, The
Walk In The Clouds, A
Walking And Talking
Wall Street
War Of The Roses, The
Washington Square
Welcome To Sarajevo
Wide Awake
Working Girl
World Of Henry Orient, The