By "backed the right horse" what MS really means is "backed the wrong horse, then back-pedalled and said downloadable content is the future rather than HD DVD."

Speaking to The Guardian, Microsoft man Neil Thompson distanced MS from the HD DVD debacle, instead underlining how its growing online video store is the new The Future.

"The horse that we're fundamentally backing is the one that says the future of entertainment content is online digital distribution. I would argue that we backed the right horse" Neil said, adding that he thinks in 18 months time we'll wonder what all the fuss was about regarding the Blu-ray and HD DVD battle o' tedium.

Another reason NOT to believe all those Blu-ray rumours, too.

(Via The Guardian)

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