[Info-vax] OT: About Digital and divisions

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 11/22/2011 7:19 AM, Neil Rieck wrote:
> On Nov 20, 10:17 am, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilber... at comcast.net>
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>> On 11/20/2011 9:57 AM, Neil Rieck wrote:
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>>> On Nov 19, 1:42 pm, John Wallace<johnwalla... at gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>> On Nov 19, 4:51 pm, JF Mezei<jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca>    wrote:
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>>>>> Neil Rieck wrote:
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>>>>>> Here's my two cents about comparing Apple to Sony. Sony was only
>>>>>> selling players. Apple was selling players and content.
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>>>>> Wrong. At the time Apple launched iTunes Store (a year or two after
>>>>> launching iPods), Sony already had all of what was needed to do the
>>>>> same, yet they failed royally. They did have a "store" for games etc but
>>>>> their own music division wouldn't allow that store to sell music to
>>>>> Sony's new MP3 players.
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>> Sony, in many ways, was not too bright!  Their home video tape system
>> was technically superior.  They had it locked up with patents and were
>> unable or unwilling to license those patents.  They wanted the WHOLE pie!
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>> VHS came along.  It also was patented but the holders of those patents
>> were willing to license to just about anyone who was willing and able to
>> to meet their *very reasonable terms*.
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>> Can you buy a "BetaMax" new, today?  Would you buy a BetaMax????????
>> Guess who got rich!!  Hint; it wasn't Sony's stock holders!
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> I guess Sony was a little more successful in getting Blu-ray to kill
> off HD-DVD
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> NSR

DVD is still alive and well.  My wife is a video junkie.  She can rent, 
buy, or sell DVD disks and does <sigh>!  She also rents or buys video tapes.