In a recent interview with The Korea Times, Peter Weber, manager of
Panasonic Corporate Communication Europe, hinted that the company plans to expand the Blu-ray player market by forming a strategic
parnership with Samsung. While there aren't a lot of details, Weber states that Panasonic would focus on marketing rather than the
introduction of new Blu-ray players.
``Now, the discussion is over. We will maintain a healthy relationship with Samsung
Electronics for the next-generation computer storage market,'' Peter Weber, manager of Panasonic Corporate Communication Europe, said
in an interview with The Korea Times, Sunday, on the sidelines of the IFA 2008 International Press Conference here.
``Panasonic
doesn't care about the introducing timing of Blu-ray players. Time is very crucial to step up the marketing for better prospect of such
devices,'' he said, adding his company is all set to inject money only for promotion.
The Korea Times also mentions
that next-generation Blu-ray players will come with built in hard drives to store downloadable content. If you'd like to read more, the
entire article can be found here.
