On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 10:37:27AM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> Come on..
> 
> You want to boycott HD DVD? Why not boycott blueray (BD) also?

The site calls for that as well.

> Whether someone likes it or not, both formats are here to stay (and
> the consumer will loose from this situation until those 2 stupid
> companies will decide on a common format. VHS vs. BetaMax, here we go
> again...
> 
> Both formats WILL be cracked. It's only a matter of time and stupidity
> of those companies. Last time it was because none of the DVD forum
> companies had any support for Linux, until "DVD Jon" came with DeCSS
> and from there, the rest is history. I'm sure this will happens again.
> Heck, even Microsoft's VC-1 DRM's was already cracked (although not
> leaked yet) before it went out to the consumers.

And it will be illegal. Search for "analog sunset" in the "further
reading" document. New devices will have to apply such "protection".
You'll end up plying more for bastardised hardware. Yet still not ebough
people understand that point.

That is the point of the site: Don't buy a HD DVD before you understand
what this is about.

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