Michael Bay Accuses Microsoft of Conspiracy

Yes of course...... Microsoft wants us to download movies........ Just a question, wouldn't the movies be downloaded from a third party provider, or studio websites themselves? and if that is the case, how would Microsoft benefit? Last i checked they didn't own the communications network, nor own the internet. Sure they could develope the programmes to make it easier for the studios to distribute and manage the downloads but that would only result in minor royalties......

I know they currently have the Xbox Live movie store, but once movie downloads become more mainstream and start to impact 'physical' sales wouldn't the studios stop licensing their movies and keep them for themselves, otherwise they'd just be virtually giving them away.

And therefore, speaking of royalties, wouldn't pushing HD DVD's using iHD make them more money in both the short and long term...... one day it would be nice if people would think before they speak..... but then look who i'm referring too, i doubt many will take him seriously

[Post edited by kryjam91 on Dec 5, 2007]

Oh, yeah, they don't own the communications network...but how about 90% of all pcs operating systems?? Give that a thought.

Michael Bay is by far the best director, but he is being honest and open about what he thinks (hopefully he has proof). I do believe some part of what he is saying, come on don't give me that look ...Microsoft doesn't want either to win, OK?

I don't see why Microsoft wont do something to combine the 2. If the Toshiba provide Microsoft with HD DVD burners to use as the disc drive for the next gen console, then on the marketplace HD files will be avalailble to burn straight to disc, including extras and menus. I don't see why this isnt the direction things will head in the future.

theres two of these going on at once fellas..

http://www.dvdtown.com/messageboard/topic/5221/6/0

Wait...we didnt expect a director who makes brainless movies to actually HAVE a brain, did we?

Or lets add to the conspiracy that Bay was Sony's boy for so long, maybe he's just trying to suck up/paid off to flap his gums. After all, no one mentions Toshiba...its all Microsoft this and Microsoft that. Imagine that...Sony's console rival. I'll bet thats what's going on! See....Unfounded baseless rumors are fun!

It's true MS owns the PCs, but digital downloading is what EVERYONE is trying to get to. iTunes seems to have thrived without being beholden to Windows. Its these set-top downloaders-like 360s, PS3s, and Apple's own little box-is where they want to move to. I feel, however, that movie downloads are going to be harder to penetrate into the mainstream than music downloads. Music you can listen to anywhere, but realistically most movie-watching habits are done at home. Factor this in with the fact that most movie downloads I've seen (not all) are rental windows and not ownership. People will want to pay to own, not rental repeatedly.

The reason I think that movie downloads won't be main stream for awhile is PC software and hardware stability. In every OS that M$ have put out ther have been some serious glitches, sometimes causing compatability issues especially with previous backward compatability. ( Vista and XP). Futhermore buying high end or updating a computer with HD video cards, sound cards, high compacity HDDs can be expensive.Then there is the chance a power surge or virus that may damage your system and if you download your movies in HD you will need an HD format just to back up your downloads (if the posibilty existed to download in HD). Too much of a hassel.

[Post edited by tony1569 on Dec 5, 2007]

all good points. even those boxes (including PS3 and 360) are succeptable to breaking and, most likely, losing all the stuff on it. If my DVD or HD-DVD player breaks, I may lose a disk, but not my whole damned collection.

Bay, or anyone else, has nothing to fear for digital movie downloads for at least another hardware cycle

I just think is silly since Microsoft doesnt own movie/studios, and Sony does, and hugs alot of studios aswell. Poor MS, always getting blamed for Toshiba stuff.

If I was M. Bay I'd be careful because Microsoft could get mad and really put their money to work for HD DVD

I'm a fan of Michael Bay's super action directing.. but this guy needs to chill about his issues with formats. His accusations are unfounded.