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Lessons from the Death of HD-DVD
Over the last few months, HD-DVD appeared to rapidly fall from its apparent position as promising new disc format–touted by supporters as being technically superior, significantly cheaper, and less restrictive–down to a harsh new reality of scheduled death. However, the fate of HD-DVD wasn’t nearly as unpredictable as some seemed to think. Here’s why HD-DVD’s end should not have been a surprise, what lessons can be learned from its death, and what its demise means for Microsoft.
Dilger, Daniel Eran. RoughlyDrafted (2008). Articles>Multimedia>Standards>DVD
#32712
Microsoft's Plot to Kill QuickTime
While almost completely invisible for years, Apple’s progress in media has resulted in overturning Microsoft’s domination of the entertainment industry, established a resistance to unchecked DRM, and has extinguished Microsoft’s efforts to establish new proprietary technologies as de facto industry standards.
RoughlyDrafted (2007). Articles>Multimedia>Standards>Video
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When people talk about video formats, they're referring to something called a container format. The container format is a detailed description of what's inside a video file. It describes the structure of the file, as well as the kind of data that the file contains.
Geeks.com (2009). Articles>Multimedia>Video>Standards
