HP DVD530i gets one up on Sony

We know we've been ragging on Sony pretty hard lately but you'll have to excuse us one more time. It seems that their latest double-layer DVD only works in a depressingly low percentage of DVD players. HP on the other hand found out in initial testing that their DVD530i only worked on 40% of players.
Deciding to not screw the buyer over, they delayed release and went back to the drawing board to redesign the whole thing, a move which resulted in over 90% compatibility. Way to go guys. Though, the fact that we're surprised is...
unfortunate. This type of thing should be the norm, not the exception.