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Why Sony Should've Put Its Weight Behind Hi-MD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hindsight-is-perfect dept.

An anonymous reader writes "OSNews has an article making a case for Hi-MD: 'Currently, .mp3 players are all the hype. Everyone has one, and if you don't, you're old-fashioned. I do not have an .mp3 player. I tried to have one, but for various reasons it did not please me. I'm a MiniDisc guy. I've always been. MiniDisc has some serious advantages over .mp3 players, whether they be flash or HDD based.'"

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  1. Penny arcade agrees! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/05/28 God bless Penny Arcade!

    1. Re:Penny arcade agrees! by bar-agent · · Score: 2, Funny

      Quite a difference from this. Charles is cocky as hell now. :)

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  2. Re:Some people just don't get it.... by absoluteflatness · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, you run through a gigabyte of music in five minutes?

    Must be some kinda reverse compression system you've got going on there.

  3. Re:Sorry, but no... by sznupi · · Score: 2, Funny

    My Walkman works for over 70 hours on one AA battery. I will _gladly_ (I'm serious here) buy MP3 player if you'll tell me which one comes close to that. Half the time could be enough...

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  4. Re:Windows only! Soon to die. Big downsides. by sebi · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now why isnt this on the frontpage instead of MD's sad death. :-(

    Because the frontpage is not pink anymore.

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  5. Cognitive dissonance by slavemowgli · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, cognitive dissonance at work. Don't like the fact that mp3 players are successful while your beloved MiniDisc isn't? A healthy dose of "lalala I can't hear you" will help with that, and soon you'll have yourself convinced that reality will change just be cause you want it to again...

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    quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur.