I remember the days when Betamax was superior to anything VHS had to offer, but due to marketing hype, Betamax fell into obscurity even though VHS was inferior.
I don't think this is a good example. It is true that VHS picture quality is less than Betamax but the latter had problems with the life time of the magnetic heads and at the moment this was fixed VHS had already won.
But I think this is a good example that being superior in one front and lacking in another is not better than being good enough on all fronts.
greets,
Staf.
