Sony To Make Its Last MiniDisc System Next Month

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports that Sony, the creators of the MiniDisc audio format, are to deliver their last MiniDisc stereo system in March. Launched over 20 years ago in late 1992 as a would-be successor to the original audio cassette, MiniDisc outlasted Philips' rival Digital Compact Cassette format, but never enjoyed major success outside Japan. Other manufacturers will continue making MiniDisc players, but this is a sign that — over ten years after the first iPod — the MiniDisc now belongs to a bygone era."

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Re:Does this describe Sony?

[tlhIngan]

Don't worry, Sony will just create another "god damn fucking piece of shit oh god i hate you sony please die in a ditch" proprietary format.

This describes Apple and Microsoft, Sony by comparison follows standards...Compare and ebook readers; phones; consoles to the competition and you will find standard connectors; standard components; standard formats.

Hrm... obviously Sony fanboy there. I mean, let's see the Vita - proprietary game cards, proprietary memory cards (the are NOT memory stick, SD, or any others, you MUST buy Sony's overpriced memory - $20 for 4GB, $100 for 32GB). Never forget the thing that was UMD. Or the PSP Go, proprietary USB cable, uses Sony's M2 format cards (if you can find any...).

The Vita's is Sony's latest console. No doubt Sony will take inspiration from it for their PS4.

Hell, Nintendo consoles are probably the most "standard" - USB hard drives, SD cards...