Blu-ray to win in 2008, HD DVD price cuts are "useless resistance" ...

Gartner, the fat lady of the research, is the song of the HD DVD swan song this morning. Hiroyuki Shimizu, Senior Research Analyst in Japan, says Gartner Semiconductor DQ's Monday Report, "Gartner believes that the price cuts Toshiba HD DVD can extend the life of a small, but the limited line-up of film titles will inflict fatal damage on the format. "He goes on to call the recent price cuts" unnecessary resistance "to avoid the inevitable. What is it, you ask coyly? According to Shimizu," Gartner expects that by the end of 2008, the Blu-ray format will be the winner in the consumer market, and the war is over. "With 5 of 7 major studios now backing Blu-ray exclusively, Gartner's certainty on the subject does not appear to be very extensive.