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Why VHS Was Better Than Betamax
Vladimir Kornea writes "This article argues that 'when someone buys and uses a product, the technological aspects are a small and often uninteresting part of the decision' and that the when the 'whole product' (a term commonly used among marketing people) is considered, VHS was better than Betamax, and that the Wintel PC is better than the alternatives." Update: 01/29 04:26 GMT by T : Apologies for the dupe.
oh wait... dupe
second post!
Cause you could watch stuff over and over again in nice, compact, tape-form and not have to carry around an entire computer to see the same thing day after day.....
news for amnesiacs, stuff that mattered
know what i mean little timothy?
wink, wink, nudge nudge... say no more.
-Malakai
A Dragon Lives in my Garage
and all /. editors know this:
Better Copies.
...that there's all these duplicate comments complaining about how the story is a duplicate story...
Repton.
They say that only an experienced wizard can do the tengu shuffle.
Just like a good movie on a VCR tape, this story worth rewinding and playing again and again.
I never get tired of VHS vs. Betamax flamewars. Nothing could be more compelling, relevant or engaging than debating the relative merits of these 20-year old tape formats a few more times.
When people post the same story over and over it means its a better "whole product" then an new original story.
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Kuro5hin has more intellegant discussion, and fewer duplicated stories
:-)
Guess you don't post there, huh?
The best part of slashdot is that it is possible to get first post in the same story..TWICE
Groundhog Day?
Ever think you were in it?
Ever think the slashdot moderators were in it?
It doesn't matter that this was posted two days ago, and the articles are similar in functionality, this article is better as far as the whole product aspect.
just the girl geeks
Pssh. Like they exist.
Disclaimer: IANAL. This post is, however, legal advice, and creates an attorney-client relationship.
This article was to illustrate that VHS was very good for making copies, hence the duplicate news.
today's dupe story submission winner is Vladimir Kornea
today's dupe loser is timothy
thanks for playing, Vladimir, and timothy. good tteamwork!
would you like to know more about dupe posting?
Is McDonald's the best at burgers simply because they have the highest sales? The only thing that McDonald's really did right was by hitting a happy medium of price, quality, speed and convenience.
Seen on McDonald's french fries:
America's favorite fries!*
* by sales volume.
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