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Why VHS Was Better Than Betamax

Posted by timothy on from the whole-systems-approach dept.

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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  4. thump thump thump by djupedal · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...like an old retread.

    I feel for anyone actually giving money to this site....why, oh why would you put up with this? Not only can you get the original stories from Wired, NYT, CNN, etc, this site laughs while it rakes in ad money. What a joke.

  5. Re:Having never made a mistake myself... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Did you make that mistake repeatedly? Was it a really obvious mistake? For example, if your job was to take forks from a dishwasher and put them in a drawer, and instead of doing that you kept shoving those forks into the nearest electrical outlet?
    Did all of your coworkers do this also?
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  6. Someone do me a favor by fobbman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is there one of those little copy-protect tabs on /.? If so, someone please pry that sucker off so we can avoid future copies.

  7. a dupe?...who cares by becktabs · · Score: 0, Troll

    comeon man....who give a shit about anything betamax or vhs? give it a break already.

  8. Re:slashdot should be renamed... by Phroggy · · Score: 0, Troll

    FYI, the correct accents: déjà vu

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