Down with Blu-ray.

Microsoft and Netflix were awesome, and here's why.

In Mid-November, for no more money than I pay now, I can watch Netflix content in HD off my XBox.

In comparison, Apple wants me to buy an Apple TV ($200), pay a dollar more for each HD movie I rent ($5/movie), and then the movie I paid for dissappears within 3 days. That sucks, I'm not doing that. (Oh yeah, Microsoft also shanked Apple by making Netflix available using Silverlight on OSX.)

Sony wants me to buy a Blu-ray player ($300), buy a $15 additional Blu-ray movie ($30), or try and rent it, which is next to impossible because the movies cost too much to make a profit. You know what, if I can get HD quality without messing with expensive equipment I will never ever buy a stupid Blu-Ray player.

In a couple beautiful chess moves Microsoft and Netflix kicked two of their enemies in the crotch. I thought Microsoft was too big and slow to do this kind of thing. Sweet.

PS: Just read that my Tivo is also going to be able to stream things from Netflix. It's like all the devices I love are getting along!