Still a bit bitter

But at least I know I was right...

Wilson also suggested that consumers would really have been better off with the HD format than with Blu-ray. [emphasis added]

"Storage capacity is the one area [where Blu-ray] can claim an advantage," he elaborated. But the outcome of the format war, which became official on Tuesday, "doesn't benefit anyone today and it comes at a cost. [Blu-ray] discs and players are both more expensive to manufacture. The DVD format was less expensive to implement and further along in its deployment. [Blu-ray] is twelve months behind in terms of its feature set."

Via BetaNews: Analysts: Studios will gain from HD DVD's exit, but consumers' won't