I wonder if it's a little too late in this discussion to point out that if a
format fails in the U.S. it doesn't actually mean that it's dead?
Of course, the U.S. is a hugely lucrative market, and any manufacturer is
going to want their product to succeed there, but outside the shadow of the
star spangled banner, the rest of us do actually manage to muddle along
somehow. Japan has been MD obsessive for some years now, and the market
penetration there alone is enough to ensure the longevity of the format.
Here in Europe, things are not that far behind, - non Japanese
manufacturers produce MD equipment, all music stores have pre recorded MD's
for sale [though maybe the racks look a little dusty], MD equipment is
carried in all electronics stores, blanks are available in all supermarkets,
and just today I noticed that here in the UK, the Guardian newspaper
advised that applicants for BBC radio news presenters were invited to submit
an audition MD.
As long as credit cards and the internet exist, MD will be a successful
format whichever part of the world you happen to live in.
John
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