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Old 01-22-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default [PetitionOnline] Petition to save HD-DVD!

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To: Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures

Dear High Def movie fans, I'm starting this petition in order to support HD-DVD and hopefully save it, and to show Warner Brothers that the consumer has not "clearly" chosen Blu-Ray. Warner Brothers switched to Blu-Ray exclusive claiming that its the best thing for the consumer, but how about all the consumers that bought HD-DVD movies and hardware for the holidays, or all the loyal HD-DVD fans like myself that own Warner HD-DVDs? Warner just screwed them all.

HD-DVD is more alive than ever, with cheaper hardware prices, and better technological capabilities, both of which are better for the consumer. I guess Warner feel higher prices and less features are better. The only thing Blu-Ray has going for it is 20GB of extra storage space, and a big name like Sony backing it up. HD-DVD on the other hand has PIP, web-enabled features, in movie menus, and much more. And if extra space is needed, use another disc, big deal.

So please, sign this petition, and lets get as many votes as we can so we can hopefully change Warner's mind to return to being format neutral, or go HD-DVD exclusive. This would also show the remaining HD-DVD exclusive studios, Universal & Paramount, that HD-DVD still has supporters, thus they shouldn't switch to Blu-Ray. We have a chance to save a superior format from collapsing under the weight of the greedy Sony corporation and its inferior Blu-Ray format, let's do it!
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They were paid millions and millions of dollars to switch blu-ray only, unless the people who want HD-DVD saved can come up with no less than a billion dollars its not really gonna do much. Money > Petitions.

Theyre probably under a contract and they can't just break that contract because of a online petition, even if millions signed it. A contract is a contract, they were given X ammount of money to be blu-ray only, if they switch back to HD-DVD they'd break the contract and be sued for millions.

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The only thing Blu-Ray has going for it is 20GB of extra storage space, and a big name like Sony backing it up.
Last time I checked microsoft is a bigger name than sony....

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You all knew the risks of buying either format, no need to cry about it if the one you bought looses. (basically what this petition is doing).
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online petitions are useless

I am sticking with betamax!
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Bluray won, embrace it because it won't change. (Easily)

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No thanks, I side with Blu-Ray.
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Not signing this 1.
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This war needs to end. It's sad, but let it die naturally so we can all get down to the business of buying and renting hi-def disks.
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Be glad Blue ray came out on top!

Its the superior choice...

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If I had a $0.01 for every person that signed a FFVII remake partition I would have billions. BILLIONS!

And has it come yet? No. So if you get a petition signed by over several billion people - it ain't going to make any difference at all.
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