Sometimes it pays to wait...

From the beginning (having been burnt by the original fight) I decided
to wait and let others have their arguments. Some call this
fence-sitting and some call it disloyal. I call it self-preservation.
So, letting them have their fight, they did with gusto. One side was
right, No! the other was right. One side had the moral high ground and
the support of their (all so important) peers, the other side also
declared their status and support in no uncertain terms. One side
trumpetted loud and long that they were the chosen one and that their
'oppostion' didn't have the evidence rot ehall important support-base to
back up their allegations, claims and/or position. One side said some
nasty things about the other and then it all became mired in stupidity,
amateur theatrics, and then when fighting and sniping didn't seem to be
giving either one any headway, both sides decided to simply try to
co-exist. That didn't work at all - as you could either be associated
with both or only one - and if only associating with one, you run the
risk of being on the losing side.

Well, one side lost.

<b><a
href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/articles/no-refunds-for-hd-dvd-early-ad
opters/2008/02/20/1203467142225.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1">HD DVD
is officially dead</a></b>. Blu-Ray is now the one and only format being
openly supported. I waited, and now I know what to buy :)

^{What did YOU think I was referring to? ;)}
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