| MikeB said: Sony has lost the last three times it backed a format (Beta, Minidisk and its MP3 player system). Why do many people always want to neglect Sony's many success stories, like the introduction of the Compact Disc (CD by Sony + Philips) or 3.5 inch diskettes (Sony)? You can't win all the time, Sony produces products for very competitive markets. The Blu-Ray Association was founded by Matsushita/Panasonic, Pioneer (Laserdisc, Together with Sony laid much of the technological ground work), Philips (compact cassete/CD), Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung, and Sony! |
I didn't know SONY was responsible for compact disc or 3.5 inch diskettes. Basically knowledge could be a reason they are neglected. Hell I thought the minidisk was SONY's answer to mp3 players which is why they lost that format. For the most part I think most people know about beta and some about mini disk and very few know about compact disk and 3.5 inch diskettes. Is easy to see how neglect can happen.
