[Update: another commentary by MarketNews about the same article.]

In-Stat has done some research to uncover trends in consumer media and content. Even the summary makes interesting reading, and the full report is available for purchase.

One of the things they predict is that Blu-ray will dominate outside North America, while HD DVD will dominate inside North America. The widespread support from international consumer electronics firms will be the cause. (Blu-ray is backed by many of the big name Asian firms.) It’s an interesting premise, but wouldn’t the same argument hold for Blu-ray’s dominance inside North America? Sony, JVC, Panasonic, et al, all have a large presence in the North American market. And it’s not like there’s a big North American hardware firm backing HD-DVD. So why would the fact that Blu-ray is so well supported only affect those outside North America? The report itself probably says, but I haven’t read it (due to cost reasons).

Link: In-Stat