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...Jason dePreaux, of IMS Research, says the growing number of organisations beyond the WPC makes this more complex than the Blu-ray versus HD-DVD and VHS versus Betamax standards wars of the past....
...It was thought that they might agree on a technology that was largely based on Blu-ray but incorporated some features of HD-DVD. (April 10). However in August, the talks broke down....
...Sony on Friday appeared to dismiss HP’s request, saying it was a peripheral matter and that a reconsideration of technologies incorporated in Blu-ray disc would be difficult since it would require approval...
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