Re: Cute ... I don't know what it is ...

"Jason James" <at@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> David Z wrote:
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>> > What's VHS?
>>
>> A video tape technology that should not have replaced
>> BETA.
>
> True. How did VHS manage to get ahead of Beta? At first Beta hire movies
> were available,..but not for long. Beta IIRC had superior frequency 
> response
> and therefore definition. Only thing I can imagine happened, was vested
> interest in VHS had much more money to force the movie companies to use 
> it.
> Money speaks all languages.
>
> Jason

That was easy, Sony lcoked up the patent and buiding rights for Beta VCR
to 
cost competitors a fortune to use those rights, and hence decided it would

dominate the market 100%.
The opposition all said "stuff you jack", got together and decided on VHS 
format as the world standard.