And losers, too.  I quick scan of Wikipedia on the subject provided some fasinating back story details (Wikipedia is quickly becoming a go-to source for information for me).  Some of us remember the dueling video formats -- VHS versus beta.  It is hard to believe that a battle of the titans of this magnitude has come back again. 

At the heart of it, was the software langauge used to enable HD technology.  The Blu-ray technology uses a Java-based language (BD-J).  The HD-DVD uses a Microsoft (symbol: MSFT) language called HDi.  Microsoft argued in favor of the HDi format as a means of insuring improved play-ability on PCs.  OK, I get that.  But doesn't that just come down to the DVD drive that is installed in the computer?

With Walmart (symbol: WMT) going exclusively with Blu-ray, I see the writing on the wall of HD-DVD.  Plus, "blu-ray" is just a better brand name.