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Bad analogy -- Beta-vs-VHS is like Mac-vs-IBM. (archive)
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Posted by Shawn D. on February 27, 2001 at 08:40:32:

In Reply to: TRX-a good Betamax argument... posted by chris_in_vermont on February 27, 2001 at 02:19:39:

Beta is still widely used professionally these days. The problem was with their licensing to others (i.e. there wasn't any), not the "superiority" of VHS. Similarly, Apple didn't license their system for clones until it was too late, and even then, they rescinded them.


That is, they were superior for their time, but no one bought into it and all the technology and advancements went to VHS. Now, Betamax is a faint memory, but techies will still herald their merits. Sound familiar. There was such an argument with Apple Computer, though not anymore. Chris




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