Honestly, never thought this day would come. Porn loses!
Toshiba has pulled out of HD DVD business, and others are following suit, which means that Blu-ray is now the winner of the High Definition DVD battle. HD DVD is officially dead.
While the war never got as ugly as VHS vs. Betamax, it's nice to have it over.
Side note, in three years will anyone care?
More importantly, the Porn industry backed the HD DVD format. I blogged it a year ago. "Adult" Production Companies tried to move their films to Blu-ray first, but were unable to find a manufacturer that would work with them... rumor had it Sony was putting pressure to keep the Red-Light District out of the Blu-ray family... (come on, I worked hard to come up with that...). Ironically, the local Porn Shop already has HD DVD discs on a buy 2 get 1 free clearance sale... I'm sorry, I read the lighted marquee sign outside their shop!
Honestly, through the history of American technology, I believe this is the first time something the Porn Industry touched didn't turn to gold. Not sure what this says about our current society... I'll let you figure that out on your own. For now, though, enjoy the moment where we now have a culturally significant technological medium that Porn is not allowed into.
If you want to place a wager on how long that will last, let me know.
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