Posted by Tor Iver Wilhelmsen on 06/24/06 08:09

Erik Funkenbusch <erik@despam-funkenbusch.com> writes:

> Minidisc?

Apparently still used by professionals and semi-pros, though not
widespread among consumers.

> Memory Stick?

PSP, many Sony Ericsson phones etc. Also backed by multiple vendors.

> Betamax?

Was the base for Video8/Hi8, Betacam and other more popular
technologies, some of which are still used today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betamax

In summary:

If technology is good enough, you can price it higher than the
"competition". It's not like the makers of Hummer or Ferrari cars cry
themselves to sleep every night because they sell less than "cheap"
Toyota.

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