Posted by Erik Funkenbusch on 06/25/06 00:00

On 24 Jun 2006 10:09:06 +0200, Tor Iver Wilhelmsen wrote:

> Erik Funkenbusch <erik@despam-funkenbusch.com> writes:
>
>> Minidisc?
>
> Apparently still used by professionals and semi-pros, though not
> widespread among consumers.

Let repeat what I said, since you apparently missed it.

"Sony has seldom succeeded in driving *consumer* technology"

>> Memory Stick?
>
> PSP, many Sony Ericsson phones etc. Also backed by multiple vendors.

Gee, who makes PSP? And if by "many" Ericsson phones, you mean 2. Then
whoopee. The point is that there hasn't been any wholesale adoption of
this technology. A few here and there do not make a successful product.

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

Let me repeat:

"Sony has seldom succeeded in driving consumer technology"

Betacam is not consumer technology, and while Hi8 can be, it's not even
close to betamax.

> 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.

Certainly true, but Hummer and Ferrari aren't taking over the marketplace
either.

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