Shortest Format War Ever
With Warner finally abandoning HD DVD, Blu-ray (as I predicted long ago) has a clear mandate as the next-generation video and storage optical disk. This doesn’t fit the pattern of VHS vs. Betamax, however. Its lower price is often cited as the reason for VHS’ success in the 1980s, but Blu-ray is in fact more expensive. Apparently the better content and quality are enticement enough for most consumers (and studios).
In other news, the rumors of an ultra-thin Mac notebook and iTunes movie rentals were proved true at today’s Macworld. Though no one mentioned a 3G iPhone, the software upgrades to the current iPhone are worth a mention. I just fired up the new Maps program, which was able to pinpoint my location to within a couple of blocks. And the ability to rent movies right on the phone, while expensive compared to Netflix, is still pretty cool.
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