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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
So, what you're saying is that sony has introduced a lot of products that have flopped.
Do you think Beta would have flopped in the absence of VHS? Because that would be the more interesting question. although it wouldn't shed light on whether blue ray will win out.
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No. Because Sony is stubborn.
The reasons that Beta flopped were twofold. 1 - Sony refused to license to ANYONE until the bitter end when you could smell death in the air.
2 - Sony failed to respond to consumer requests to make a machine that would record longer. 5 hours was late and was stupid. Consumers flocked to the 6 hour format like rats to cheese. Sony said no - the Japanese market prefers the better picture, so screw you Americans.
Sony invented Hi-Fi, which was supposed to save their asses and was not supposed to be possible in VHS format. Until JVC invented depth mulitplexing VHS Hi-Fi and that was the end of Beta.
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