Microsoft has a popular gaming console and an operating system that are HDi compatible. It also has a group of developers working on HDi applications, and a 360-accessible HD video library that could feasibly be outfitted with next-gen interactivity features. All that's left is the dog and pony show needed to convince content providers that HDi-enhanced content and Microsoft's video outlets are key to making HD video downloads a viable revenue stream.
It would surely be an expensive gambit for Redmond, but the chance to rule the HD download market may be too juicy a proposition to pass up.
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You might be on to something. Check out this forum thread that Microsoft HD-DVD Engineer Bryan Kilian has commented on the past week or so.
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=47172&page=2#42
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