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All questions » Business » jtwilkins Will the HD DVD standard be officially canceled by October 2008?
Settled as Yes
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As reported by HD DVD Promotion Group in major media.
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Settled as Yes on Sun 17th Feb 5:28am PST
Suspend date: Wed 1st Oct 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sun 17th Feb 5:28am PST
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 40%
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You can't cancel a standard, really - it's been created already.
do you mean something like "Will any major US studios continue to release HD-DVD movies after September 2008?"
There is a group that is paid to promote the standard. As stated in the settlement rules when they give up or funding by HD DVD backers pull funding then it is officially over.
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