Several leading media executives have aired their opinions about the format war gripping the high-definition disc world.
Firstly, Rupert Murdoch questioned Paramount’s decision to ‘switch out’ by exclusively supporting HD-DVD over Blu-ray and suggested that the $150m incentive may have had something to do with.
Then, Richard Parsons, CEO of Time Warner, gave probably the best consumer answer, by saying that "The consumer doesn't care about the format," and that his company is simply interested in reaching customers.
Meanwhile, Robert Iger, CEO at Disney revealed his thoughts by saying, "We haven't taken any money (to choose Blu-ray) because we think it's far and away the best business. The public is going to want Blu-ray. The public can tell the difference."
This seems to contradict recent reports that consumers are still unsure about high-definition formats and have very little knowledge of the formats available.
The average consumer seems more concerned about content and simplicity and it’s only the studios and a small percentage of early adopters who seem over fussed by the format war. And this exchange of words has done nothing to clear things up for the people that matter.
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