Posted by Allan on 01/12/06 13:03

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:46:30 -0600, Black Locust <bl2112@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>In article <avlas1pr5l2s4v1jfh6r97ppjekeqejgt3@4ax.com>,
> askuiper <askuiper@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Just curious.....are we back to a Beta vs VHS situation?
>> If so, I'm gonna wait a LONG time!!!
>
>1976: Sony vs JVC
>
>2006: Sony vs Toshiba
>
>Yep, it's Beta vs VHS for the 21st century..

There are Three very different, and very successful Video Game formats
out there right now, and they seem to be doing just fine.






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