[jamesbritt]

... that wider screens are better.

That might kinda sorta almost even be true, except that 1080p (1920x1080) is not wider than WUXGA (1920x1200).

It's just shorter.

But "wide screen" just sound so much nicer than "short screen."

[schraeds]

The ratio makes it wider, proportionally.

[PuercoPop]

well from the marketing perspective you could call it, tall screen.