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.

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YES THEY DID

[Slashdotess]

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despite the dupe

[SHEENmaster]

We already new that if you ignored Linux on PPC's obvious superiorities a wintel box will sell better.

We already new that if you ignored Linux on PPC's obvious superiorities a wintel box will sell better.

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[larry bagina]

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Re:Can slashdot survive?

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:DUPE!

[carpe_noctem]

anyone wanna register dupedot.org with me?

Re:Timothy = -1 Redundant

[Anonymous Coward]

Cause they'd have to fire Michael first.

Re:On topic.. even if duped

[Anonymous Coward]

hey! get those "ideas" and "thoughts" out of here! this is a dupe, which means that the discussion is about how bad (insert author here) is retarded for posting dupes, how bad slashdot is for posting dupes, and other assorted normally-off-topic discussions, like new and exiting ways to troll. ironicly enough, your post, while on-topic (and probably worthy of a + mod), is offtopic here. =)