hahahahaha.... i can't stop laughing at this!!! This is so Chinese! Always trying to prove something that's already proven! I say this because I run the R&D department for a sports equipment manufacturer (Taiwanese) based in Shenzhen, China and I deal with people like that all the time. This is like declaring to enter the format war when the war has clearly ended. Yes, you have entered the war BUT, this is not the same war. On the other hand... if they want to start a new HD format within China that's a whole different story and strategy. China currently has a piracy ratio of 85%! If all of those regional piracy firms team up to use this new format, then they'll have that huge piracy market all to themselves... essentially this would mean the usual sub $1 dvd's jacked up to maybe $5 max.... still very cheap but in terms of profit margins that's an instant 5 fold gain! They have the power to force consumers into buying their format by releasing every pirated movies in that format leaving them with no choice.
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hahahahaha.... i can't stop laughing at this!!! This is so Chinese! Always trying to prove something that's already proven! I say this because I run the R&D department for a sports equipment manufacturer (Taiwanese) based in Shenzhen, China and I deal with people like that all the time. This is like declaring to enter the format war when the war has clearly ended. Yes, you have entered the war BUT, this is not the same war. On the other hand... if they want to start a new HD format within China that's a whole different story and strategy. China currently has a piracy ratio of 85%! If all of those regional piracy firms team up to use this new format, then they'll have that huge piracy market all to themselves... essentially this would mean the usual sub $1 dvd's jacked up to maybe $5 max.... still very cheap but in terms of profit margins that's an instant 5 fold gain! They have the power to force consumers into buying their format by releasing every pirated movies in that format leaving them with no choice.