geir ove rapp’s weblog

After last weeks HD DVD defeat to Sony and Blu-ray, Microsoft is now in discussion with Sony to implement Blu-ray into their Xbox. Sony has already got Blu-ray as a standard feature in their PlayStation 3 console, which obviously is a great competitive advantage the way this format war turned out. Microsoft used to be one of the main supporters of HD DVD, but has admitted their defeat and is now turning the other way. A deal with Microsoft of course means even more money to Sony.

Not everyone is too happy with Windows Vista. Microsoft has actually been forced, during a lawsuit going on these days, to admit that they allowed some hardware manufacturers (after pressure from Intel) to brand them selves as “Windows Vista Capable” back in 2006, even though they obviously weren’t. I guess the one on the picture is one of those… (I apologize for the bad picture quality, but I only had my cell phone available at the moment).