persia wrote:
Betamax was brilliant, but is there anyone who would bring a tape based video recorder back into there house?
Beta was a superior product to VHS too - in fact I use Digital Beta and Beta SP every day at work. BetaMax died because Sony kept tight the 'keys to the kingdom', whereas VHS - an inferior product but could be mass produced by many companies 'won the war'.
So the betamax thing could hold true on a whole new level... Even *IF* (and thats a pretty big IF) All other criteria were met (an uber machine were made with hype circulating across the whole Comp/Console world - funding was there and it were on the very brink of production..... oh and pigs flew outta my arse..... backwards!) you'd still NEVER get the name.. probably have LESS chance of getting it than ever!
Because they want a big big piece of an ever diminishing pie - if there's $2.00 in Amiga... they want their 1.75
I just wish there were more parts around - I gotta admit programming my Ami was the most fun I've ever had on a computer - ever.
