My point was that a result of Sony's business decision was to cause confusion among the public, slowing the growth of hi-res digital.
When I have talked about SACD with my non-audiophile friends and acquaintances, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM has said, "SACD? What's that? I've never heard of it."
Amongst that same group of people, if I mention DVD-Audio, they all think I'm talking about concert DVDs or movie soundtracks. They have no idea that there might be special music-only DVDs.
So I ask you: how can something the public has never even heard of and doesn't even know exists cause confusion?
The "public" isn't confused about hi-rez digital, because the "public" isn't even aware of it.