
The high definition format war was never HD DVD vs. Blu-ray. This month a series of news stories seems to be bearing this out.

2008 will see inevitably see the battle turn to war to lead the market in movie downloads and this article looks at the movers and shakers in the industry and predicts who will come out on top as the king of the movie downloads.
Microsoft Zune Little More than Repackaged Toshiba GigaBeatSource: -
"While we have great respect for Microsoft, we are frankly underwhelmed by the much-hyped Zune device," American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu told clients on Wednesday. "It appears that the Zune is essentially a repackaged Toshiba Gigabeat that has seen limited success."
Amazon readying full-length digital movie serviceSource: ilounge.com
Amazon wants to get into the video download business this spring. They will offer full-length feature films for download and the fee paid will apply toward the purchase of the DVD version if you choose to purchase it after viewing the streamed version from Amazon's site.
Baby Steps for Video DownloadsSource: CNET News.com
Apple didn't announce a Mac mini last week, and Microsoft media center machines haven't caught on. For now, there isn't much of a distribution channel for legal video download services.