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Posted by Black Locust on 09/02/05 07:30
In article <delenn-E6373E.22201401092005@news1.east.earthlink.net>,
Diane <delenn@nospamatmindspring.com> wrote:
> But you have to keep in mind the marketing cycle of high-end or tech
> products -- i.e., when they first come out, they are in the price range
> of only a few (like cell phones once were), then over time, the price
> comes down, and the hoi polloi can afford them. (Remember, too, when a
> lot of VHS releases were $99 or more!) Have DVDs been in the hands of
> the common man 10 years, or less? Just curious.
I'm well aware many people didn't purchase a DVD player until recently.
I bought my first DVD player in late 1999, 3 years after the formats
introduction. But in this particular instance, we're speaking strictly
of the formats life i.e., the year it launched in the US.
--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
and neither do we." - George Dumbya Bush
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