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Yamaha To Withdraw From CD-R/RW Business

Posted by timothy on from the when-giants-reconsider dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What's going on. When I first heard this I thought it was a bad joke. They make great burners! 'Tokyo, February 5, 2003 - Yamaha Corp. decided at a board meeting to cease sales of CD-R/RWs for personal computers and to withdraw completely from the business by the end of March 2003.'" Does any other company make burners that can burn an image on the CD?

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  1. In related news..... by mao+che+minh · · Score: 4, Funny

    In related news an RIAA accountant reported the mysterious dissapearence of millions of dollars from the organizations budget. Across the Pacific in Tokyo, a Yamaha senior exectuive just bought himself a new Ferrari.

    1. Re:In related news..... by vrassoc · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...the executive has since claimed that he merely stated in a meeting: "No mo' seedy 'all", meaning, "No more city hall", because he was tired of the endless tea ceremonies that he had to attend with city officials.

      Unfortunately "No mo' seedy 'all" was interpreted by his pretty, blonde secretary who was taking minutes, as "No more CD-R". He has denied owning a Ferrari.

  2. Re:slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You are annoying. Quit posting stories in the comments, with your own, off topic, pseudo-political messages, when there is no need to. Who is voting this stuff up? You don't even trim the unnecessary stuff. The site is not slashdotted, you are just being a bitch.

  3. Who cares... by jonr · · Score: 3, Funny

    I only use Trogdor Burninator CD-RW drives...

  4. And in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...the board voted to give themselves a 30% raise.

    Furthermore, they said they would like to thank the RIAA and the MPAA for their support in this decision.

  5. Re:as long as.. by CaseyB · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yep, Gixxers rock. They're perfect Darwinian accelerators, killing stupid people at a fantastic rate.

  6. Sharpie does the job by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But would a nicely burned label have improved on this picture?

  7. reply by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Does any other company make burners that can burn an image on the CD?"

    Most certainly. Plextor, LiteOn, Philips, and TDK just to name a few.

  8. Re:as long as.. by cactopus · · Score: 2, Funny

    And pianos

    Maybe a piano made out of CD-R/RW material...nah too Liberacci

  9. Yes! Sanyo burns image. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny


    http://www.sunpowerusa.com/sanhelkittoa.html

  10. Re:copy protected audio cd's by be-fan · · Score: 3, Funny

    mute point
    >>>>>>>>>
    That's 'moot' point. But given the topic of discussion, that's a very interesting play on words :)

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  11. Re:Doesn't hurt me by antirename · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a Plextor, and I love it. Hell, I spilled beer in it and still works :) Try that with a lesser drive. If you spill a beer down the front of your computer, just wiping the mess off the case doesn't quite work. Beer is sneaky, and will wick into the cracks around CD trays, making the effort pointless. You will have to take the drive out and clean it of all traces of beer, especially the beer that is gluing your tray in place. Of course, this information is purely subjective as I haven't actually tried this with a lesser drive. If you want objective information instead of personal pet peeves and experience, spill some beer in your drive. Then let me know how it worked out for you. The guy with the "don't feed your computer beer" sig may have other insights on this issue.