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Format Wars
Make discs, not war, Sony says

By Mary Jane Irwin, 6:22 PM on Wed Sep 5 2007, 305 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Extending an olive branch in the midst of the high-definition movie-format wars, Sony has cordially invited HD-DVD rivals Microsoft and Toshiba to join the Blu-ray Disc Association. It is pretending HD-DVD backers didn't just shell out a ton of cash to get Paramount (and Michael Bay) on board.

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