Will technophobes have the last laugh? In December, the New York Times posted this piece: “In the DVD War Over High Definition, Most Buyers Are Sitting It Out.” Consumers have plenty of reasons to be skeptical. Locked in a battle to avoid becoming the next New Coke, “Sony’s Blu-ray technology is emerging as the likely winner in the format battle for the next generation of DVD players after Toshiba appeared ready to ditch its HD DVD business.” (AP) And it’s never a good sign when the industry bellwether drops your product: “HD DVD … died Friday after a brief illness. The cause of death was determined to be the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only high-definition DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format.” (NYT) Hold those Laserdiscs tight.