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Old 05-06-2010, 05:47 PM   #15
StevenP
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Originally Posted by alefor View Post
The betamax vs. VHS example is excellent as it was not at all about advertising but about content. Beta failed because Sony refused to permit porn to be distributed, thus preventing people from buying what they really wanted on their video recorders.
Porn had nothing to do with it. It had to do with the fact that VHS was open (other manufacturers could use it) and Beta was proprietary.