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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.