Fw: Why Microsoft Won't Have Blu-ray on the Xbox

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Ian Lamont writes "Ever since Toshiba stopped production of HD DVD
players, many Xbox 360 owners have been wondering when Microsoft will
offer some sort of Blu-ray option for the Xbox 360. The answer:
Probably never. Microsoft's product manager for the Xbox 360 has told
Reuters that Microsoft is not in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray
Association. Why not? The Industry Standard points to HDi, an obscure
Microsoft technology that was part of the HD DVD interactivity layer.
HDi may be dead on physical media, but it could potentially be applied
to other Microsoft HD-compatible technologies such as Xbox Live Arcade
and Windows Media Center, and be part of a long-term play to own a big
share of the market for HD content delivered over the Internet."

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