I think it matters in that it shows one more player in the market making a decision to go one way or the other but I suspect that if HDDVD sales were to pick up Netflix would change its mind.
As for the quote a web search shows the OP's signature to be accurate but it woudl not be the first patton quote to be toned down.
No need for three threads on this. Closing this, as well as the one in the HD DVD forum, and leaving the war-zone open. Avoids FUD in the non-war-zone forums.