the Betamax was so proprietary that almost all the machines were made by
Sony. The VHS I think was developed by JVC, but whoever did licensed it to
nearly anyone. What broke the camels back was that the porn industry
committed completely to VHS, and that's what go it off the ground and took
it to first place. Look at history and you will see that most all great
innovations were early adopted by pornographers. More recent? The internet
of course.
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From: Paul Laughlin
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:25 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Sony Sucks, big time
Yes, the Betamax was the best system and I had an expensive Betamax
player. But because Sony was so proprietary with their system, it got
to the point that, when I wanted to rent a movie, it was only available
in VCR. So there I was with, essentially, an expensive door stop.
And my experience with the original iPad and the way it handles
photographs has left a very bad taste in my mouth. No more Apple for
me. And I don't think that Apple is winning, at all. Just too damn
proprietary for me.
Paul in Portland OR
On 4/13/2014 2:40 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> ?
> Am I wrong here but…
> I was of the understanding that Betamax was the better system - more
> compact, more reliable, less prone to jamming - but VCR reached the
> tipping point first in the consumer market and dominated.
> Isn't that why the professional and ENG market kept using very expensive
> Betamax equipment for a very long time - until digital got good enough?
> I suspect that we did ourselves a disservice there.
> And isn't Apple still winning?
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