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ovidsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 08:25 PM
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8. Beta lost because of Sony stupidity
Betamax was offed by VHS because while JVC licensed VHS to anyone with a garage, Sony wouldn't let anyone make Betamax decks. So even though Betamax had a far better picture, it lost because it was marketed so badly. Of course, this is all academic now since DVDs are superior to any tape format. (But I still love my SuperBeta HiFi!)

It's similar to the story behind MS-DOS/Windows dominance over Apple. Gates&Co licensed MS-DOS and Windows to anyone. Apple didn't. So even though the MAC OS family is clearly superior to the stuff Microsoft offers, guess who dominates?

Ah well, I'm off topic. I just had to gripe... :7
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