Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Why VHS Was Better

Posted by michael on from the network-effects dept.

otis wildflower writes "An article in the UK's Guardian describes why, in the end, VHS is better than Betamax. While this may not be terribly useful knowledge on its own, the author then makes a pretty convincing case that viewing something's success or failure purely on technical merit is not an entirely accurate way of looking at things. For better or for worse, success of new products and technologies is determined by a broad range of factors that make up "the whole product", quality being only one, and possibly a minor one at that. Kind of explains what happened to the Atari Lynx and Jaguar, dunnit?"

6 of 497 comments (clear)

  1. FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fp-

  2. This FP goes out to all homies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    especially one John Hanson 3 3 3

  3. What a load of crap by UrGeek · · Score: 0, Troll

    I own my second S-VHS because I cannot stand the lousy quality of VHS. The point of this article is if everyone buys it, then it must be better. What a load of crap. Popular has never meant better - not if you are talking about true quality.

    The majority of people are just plain STUPID.

  4. Help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am fat and have acne.
    I have no girl friend.
    I use linux and eat most of the time.
    Can you help me?

    1. Re:Help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Shoot your parents....
      Shoot your friends....
      Then shoot yourself...

      Make sure you get your whole head in front of the shotgun...

  5. moron 'doom' as IT appLIEs to the 'communications' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    industrIE? just dial va.msn.?net? (speed dial: (VAST))?

    take the test drive. join the source forgerIE, what have we left to lose?

    once all the phonIE payper is filtered out of the system, the gnu millennium will begin in ernest&young again.

    don't look for that to happen in yOUR LIEftimes?

    does anybodIE wonder who the pennIE a minute laddIE will be? madonna madonna madonna.

    just kidding, happy sb day. is lairIE ADverting during the BiG game? we know fuddles is....something.