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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