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Blu-ray Disc Faces Local Competitor, Piracy in China (PC World)

 
PC World - China could gradually become a big market for Blu-ray Disc, but for now the optical disc format faces the problems of thrifty buyers, piracy and a competing Chinese disc format for playing high-definition video. (link)

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