Comments on: The Phony War Over Next-Gen DVD http://www.robinontech.com/2007/01/24/the-phony-war-over-next-gen-dvd/ Technology Commentary & Analysis Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:48:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed Perchick http://www.robinontech.com/2007/01/24/the-phony-war-over-next-gen-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ed Perchick Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:20:01 +0000 http://www.robinontech.com/2007/01/24/the-phony-war-over-next-gen-dvd/#comment-9 Interestingly firstly Sony isn't playing ball with the porn industry, which could have really big implications - porn is one of the biggest drivers for any new technology. Betamax was superior, but the porn industry chose VHS. . Secondly, AACS has now been cracked (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/14/aacs_hack/) amusingly they say the hacker was working on it for at least 8 days. . . to crack encryption that took years, and millions (if not more) of dollars to develop. Wonder how long until dual format players come out, and the 'war' as you point out, will just be a damp squib. Interestingly firstly Sony isn’t playing ball with the porn industry, which could have really big implications – porn is one of the biggest drivers for any new technology. Betamax was superior, but the porn industry chose VHS. .

Secondly, AACS has now been cracked (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/14/aacs_hack/) amusingly they say the hacker was working on it for at least 8 days. . . to crack encryption that took years, and millions (if not more) of dollars to develop.

Wonder how long until dual format players come out, and the ‘war’ as you point out, will just be a damp squib.

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