In Reply to: "In Sony's Stumble, the Ghost of Betamax " -- NY Times posted by clarkjohnsen on February 27, 2006 at 12:58:24:
...the battle will rage even longer before B-R wins.I hate Sony and its arrogance, rather the same way I hate Microsoft and its monopolistic marketing/bullying tactics.
I bought a 23" widescreen monitor 3 years ago, a Sony; $3K RR. Last fall it died and Sony replaced it with a refurbed unit. That died a couple weeks later and Sony replaced that one too. The third one died last week, out of warranty, and guess which brand of consumer electronics I'll NEVER buy again? Others, too, I've talked to feel that way.
I believe this hi-def-DVD-format war was created by Sony in its refusal to allow its licensing income to decrease, no matter how good for the industry (including Sony) it would have been.
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Follow Ups
- At best, that means HD DVD will win the economic battle quickly. At worst... - jeffreybehr 15:57:26 02/27/06 (2)
- Re: At best, that means HD DVD will win the economic battle quickly. At worst... - Victor Khomenko 19:08:21 02/27/06 (1)
- "I somehow doubt the HD will become next generation (sic) medium." The 'HD' what? (NT) - jeffreybehr 21:30:44 02/27/06 (0)