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Of DVDs and documents

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

In their marketing claims around getting OOXML anointed as an International Standard, Microsoft claims that more standards mean greater consumer choice. But sometimes less is more. We only have to examine HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray to see the consequences of this. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not…
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FAQ: What’s next in HD video fracas?

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

HD DVD isn’t dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers. It turns out the Super Bowl, which was supposed to be a blowout, was a lot more competitive than the fight over the next DVD format, which was supposed…
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Toshiba profit drops, NAND chip outlook wary

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Earnings below expectations as company cites flash-memory competition, price drops, and HD DVD woes. Japanese electronics group Toshiba posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly operating profit after tumbling flash memory chip prices ate into margins. The world’s No. 2 NAND flash memory chipmaker now expects…
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