Gates argued that Sony's new high-definition DVD standard,...

Gates argued that Sony's new high-definition DVD standard, called Blu-ray, needed to be changed so it would work smoothly with personal computers running on Microsoft's Windows operating system. Stringer and two lieutenants defended the technology, insisting Blu-ray would work fine in PCs, ... Yet Gates's ire only grew. 'There must be something much deeper going on,' Stringer said later, according to another person who heard the comment.