2005년 10월 21일
HP urges a compromise
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/20/business/HP.php
HP urges a compromise
By Ken Belson The New York Times
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005
Hewlett-Packard, part of the Blu-ray Disc Association developing the next-generation DVD, has urged the group to adopt software that has already been included in the rival format.
While still supporting the Blu-ray format, Hewlett took the unusual step of announcing its request on Wednesday as the board members of the Blu-ray group met in Los Angeles. The move signaled a potential rift in the Blu-ray camp between consumer electronics giants like Sony, Panasonic and Samsung and computer makers like Hewlett and Dell.
In a pointed ultimatum, Hewlett said that if the additional technology was not added to the Blu-ray format, it would consider switching allegiances and backing the rival standard, Toshiba's HD-DVD.
"At the end of the day, HP will support the optical formats that support this technology, so we would have to look at alternatives" if the Blu-ray group rejects its request, said Maureen Weber, the general manager of personal storage at Hewlett, who heads the promotions committee for the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Hewlett wants the Blu-ray group to incorporate the software because it allows consumers to legally copy DVDs onto their PCs, transfer movies to other devices and watch video in a greater variety of ways. Microsoft's new Vista operating system is expected to work easily with this software. As a result, Hewlett and other computer makers could install Vista in their PCs and avoid having to spend the time and money to install and test the alternative software called BD Java.
But after remaining neutral for several years, Microsoft and Intel last month backed the HD-DVD standard being developed by Toshiba. The move made it politically more difficult for the Blu-ray group to work with Microsoft. Weber said Hewlett was "shocked" by Microsoft's decision to throw its weight behind the HD-DVD standard, and it forced her company to reconsider its priorities. She said Hewlett was trying to broker a solution to the deepening format war by proposing that the Blu-ray companies use Microsoft's software.
Hewlett hopes that the Blu-ray group votes on its request within a month or two.
"We need to start to making our high-definition plans," Weber said.
HP urges a compromise
By Ken Belson The New York Times
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005
Hewlett-Packard, part of the Blu-ray Disc Association developing the next-generation DVD, has urged the group to adopt software that has already been included in the rival format.
While still supporting the Blu-ray format, Hewlett took the unusual step of announcing its request on Wednesday as the board members of the Blu-ray group met in Los Angeles. The move signaled a potential rift in the Blu-ray camp between consumer electronics giants like Sony, Panasonic and Samsung and computer makers like Hewlett and Dell.
In a pointed ultimatum, Hewlett said that if the additional technology was not added to the Blu-ray format, it would consider switching allegiances and backing the rival standard, Toshiba's HD-DVD.
"At the end of the day, HP will support the optical formats that support this technology, so we would have to look at alternatives" if the Blu-ray group rejects its request, said Maureen Weber, the general manager of personal storage at Hewlett, who heads the promotions committee for the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Hewlett wants the Blu-ray group to incorporate the software because it allows consumers to legally copy DVDs onto their PCs, transfer movies to other devices and watch video in a greater variety of ways. Microsoft's new Vista operating system is expected to work easily with this software. As a result, Hewlett and other computer makers could install Vista in their PCs and avoid having to spend the time and money to install and test the alternative software called BD Java.
But after remaining neutral for several years, Microsoft and Intel last month backed the HD-DVD standard being developed by Toshiba. The move made it politically more difficult for the Blu-ray group to work with Microsoft. Weber said Hewlett was "shocked" by Microsoft's decision to throw its weight behind the HD-DVD standard, and it forced her company to reconsider its priorities. She said Hewlett was trying to broker a solution to the deepening format war by proposing that the Blu-ray companies use Microsoft's software.
Hewlett hopes that the Blu-ray group votes on its request within a month or two.
"We need to start to making our high-definition plans," Weber said.
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