Posted by GMAN on 06/24/06 03:22

In article <1hhe36i.gpnvrc5tkv1aN%neillmassello@earthlink.net>, neillmassello@earthlink.net (Neill Massello) wrote:
>Erik Funkenbusch <erik@despam-funkenbusch.com> wrote:
>
>> We'll see. History has shown that content alone will not drive a
>> technology people don't want. And frankly, Sony has seldom succeeded in
>> driving consumer technology (Minidisc? Memory Stick? Betamax?).
>
>Don't forget SACD. Perhaps Sony should change their slogan to
>"Innovation Nobody Wants".
>

Nobody bought into the DVD Audio format either....


>I predict a fairly slow adoption rate for HD-compatible discs, whatever
>the format. Consumers are being asked to shell out significant cash for
>new hardware at a time when the whole idea of buying or renting movies
>on plastic discs seems to be in decline.
>

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