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Old 01-10-2008, 12:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by chlngr1970 View Post
Well, when they don't have to pay replication costs, because they are being subsidized by Sony, the only cost to the studio that issues Blu Ray titles is the authoring. My guess is, along with the truck loads of cash Sony paid Warner Brothers, and the fact they don't have to pay replication costs, it is probably better on their bottom line. My only question is what happens when Sony stops subsidizing replication?

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I believe that is why Warner supported HD DVD so long. They probably wanted it to win in the end, but other studios did not appear to have the same view. Now that they've made their choice, it is their problem what the outcomes of that choice are. This is not a decision WB can "unmake."
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