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Why did Sony betamax lose?
The reason, you remember, is because everyone else used the other format. Sony had a top quality vcr with a technically better format, but lost because they were about the most expensive and less widely available.
Sound familiar?
Also, Microsoft is pushing wma hard because they figure the dim record company execs will be concerned about having tightly controlled DRM. That counts, too.
I think cheap wins in so-called mp3 players. 2 hours is about enough music to retain, given normal use. Having thousands of songs you never hear is a nice-to-have which is not worth much extra money.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 01/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Not a shocker.  theace18 | 01/14/04
What? Did you read the article?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/14/04
Did YOU read the article?  openMind | 01/14/04
MS & iPod  Fred Fredrickson | 01/14/04
Gimme a break...  Delaware Boy | 01/15/04
RE: Gimme a break...  JakAttak | 01/15/04
Not much...  gtdworak | 01/15/04
A 12 percent increase...  mlindl | 01/14/04
Well, at least they kept up with the industry, almost  Anton Philidor | 01/14/04
eMac  bidemytime | 01/14/04
Or $799  bidemytime | 01/14/04
Keeping up  tic swayback | 01/15/04
Sell IPods while they can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/14/04
RE: Sell IPods while they can.  DavidB_z | 01/14/04
Are you under a rock?  openMind | 01/14/04
IPods  joedokes | 01/14/04
Well...  BitTwiddler | 01/15/04
Don't hate  theace18 | 01/14/04
iPod  TWRX | 01/14/04
Whippy skippy, iPods only 9% of revenue  tic swayback | 01/14/04
Yeah, only 2 years per the analyst in the article  Anton Philidor | 01/14/04
limited by the AAC format?  doh123 | 01/14/04
Why did Sony betamax lose?  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
"Microsoft is pushing wma hard "  mlindl | 01/15/04
Improve anymore over time?  Hard Cider | 01/15/04
What AAC limitation?  Franklin_z | 01/15/04
You overlooking some key issues...  gtdworak | 01/15/04
i think you forgot something, Ax.  Delaware Boy | 01/15/04
As a Windows user/supporter  MacCanuck | 01/15/04
Silly bitty  Rick_K | 01/15/04
You mean like the Rio Nitrus?  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
iTunes service in the EU would help  hipparchus | 01/14/04
One can only hope that the...  mlindl | 01/15/04
Isn't Apple dead??  Richard Flude | 01/14/04
Nope, they made it through another year.  Anton Philidor | 01/14/04
Linux is fine BUT...  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
At least you're giving me odds  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
Which is why they will start considering Macs  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
Double digit growth  tic swayback | 01/15/04
Making it through the year  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
Aple Who?  aghini | 01/15/04
Money ain't everything. How about Marketvshare?  Delaware Boy | 01/15/04
Linux  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
How do you figure?  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
One question at a time.  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
So tell me this  openMind | 01/15/04
It's more like 30% non MS  Rick_K | 01/15/04
Are you sure?  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
It's long been known...  Rick_K | 01/15/04
Marketshare?  aghini | 01/15/04
Since when has quality had anything....  mlindl | 01/15/04
Exactly  openMind | 01/15/04
What's marketshare got to do with it? No Donut for you!  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
Source and I *demand* a donut.  Delaware Boy | 01/15/04
yagotta link for that IBC figure?  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
Check your figures  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
Confusing Marketshare  middle of nowhere | 01/15/04
Do you even know what market share is?  openMind | 01/15/04
Good point, bad terminology  Anton Philidor | 01/15/04
Customer loyalty counts for something  MarcB_z | 01/15/04
I'm an example  j.m.galvin | 01/15/04
That depends  openMind | 01/15/04
Um, who cares?  tic swayback | 01/15/04
Please see my other posting  Delaware Boy | 01/15/04
Yep  tic swayback | 01/15/04
Better link to same article  MarcB_z | 01/15/04

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