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Re: To Linus or not to Linus???
de meow2222 04/24/2006 03:04
Anonymous wrote:
> Humans have a tendency to choose the path that is better marketed,
> rather than the better path. Past examples are Edison over Tesla, Ford
> over Edsel, cotton over hemp, VHS over Beta...you get the idea.
I think people deserve more credit than that.
Did Edsel match Fords prices?
The old vhs and beta myth... at the time of the competition between the
systems, VHS offered longer play time, and that was the decider for
people who wanted to record movies when not at home. Also the sound
quality on beta was absolutely dire. Beta may have been significantly
better in some other ways, but the play time question was the decider,
and vhs the clear winner.
NT