As the two sides pushing different standards for the next-generation DVD format continue sending mixed signals on a unified format, Microsoft and Toshiba announced they would be collaborating to create products compatible with the HD DVD format, which is competing against the Sony-backed Blu-ray. Expected and predicted by some industry observers, the move is an effort to combine the companies’ software and hardware capabilities to more rapidly create next-generation DVD technology for consumer devices such as players.
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Microsoft Moves Into Midst of DVD Format War
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 27, 2005 11:42 AMAs the two sides pushing different standards for the next-generation DVD format continue sending mixed signals on a unified format, Microsoft and Toshiba announced they would be collaborating to create products compatible with the HD DVD format, which is competing against the Sony-backed Blu-ray. Expected and predicted by some industry observers, the move is an effort to combine the companies’ software and hardware capabilities to more rapidly create next-generation DVD technology for consumer devices such as players.