While
we know the clout of Microsoft in your corner does something for your reputation, it's nothing like when Microsoft
starts to economically make it a benefit to support your up and coming technology. According to the EETimes,
Microsoft is offering vendors various benefits to support HD-DVD instead of Blu-Ray. One such instance, Vista,
the next version of Windows, will have native support for free, while supporting Blu-Ray costs vendors an extra $30 in
royalties per drive. Also, Microsoft is said to be offering cash incentives to support HD-DVD (I imagine in the
space of free copies of Vista for manufacturers.)[Via Engadget]
