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It looks like Sony's grand scheme to turn the Playstation 3 into a Blu-ray Trojan Horse may have backfired. A recent survey here in the US points to a distrust of Sony and their strong-armed, cram-Blu-ray-down-your-throat tactics as a major factor in consumer negativity surrounding the Sony-backed format.
Personally, Sony's tactics didn't bother me much. The PS3 costs less than some Blu-ray drives, so I see it as a nice add-on feature. What did annoy me and continues to annoy me to this day, is that the console's delay was, it seems, caused mostly by Blu-ray issues and that on-going stock shortages can also be traced back to the Blu-ray bits.
I still haven't made up my mind about which format, via a game console, I like more. Right now I'm sorta leaning toward HD-DVD, though I think that has more to do with the PS3's still percolating interface.
Consumers Favour HD DVD over Blu-ray due to negative perceptions of Sony [Tech digest TV]
