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Toshiba's risky push on HD DVD
By Ken Belson http://news.com.com/Toshibas+risky+push+on+HD+DVD/2100-1041_3-5928133.html
Story last modified Wed Nov 02 07:35:00 PST 2005
TOKYO--In the high-stakes battle with Sony over whose format will power the
next generation of DVD players, Toshiba has adopted a potentially perilous
strategy: encouraging low-cost Chinese competitors to crank out machines using
its standard, known as HD DVD.
Courting Chinese makers has been largely ta