more precisely, Sony was the FIRST to introduce the betamax format,
in may of 1975...
jeff
On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Colin Hunter wrote:
Just off the top of my head, Pioneer, Akai and Zenith sold Sony-
manufactured Betamax VCRs under their own names, while NEC, Sanyo
and (ironically in the context of this discussion) Toshiba were
licensees who manufactured their own range of Betamax VCRs.
Wherever did you get the information that Betamax was only made by
Sony?
On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Patrick Michael Tupy wrote:
Exactly, Doug, and that's why they allow licensing of the format
unlike the proprietary ownership they held with the Betamax format.
No one made Betamax but Sony. VHS was inferior to Betamax but
available for any manufacturer to make.
Ipods from Apple are a glaring exception...for every rule, there
is an exception...or two.
Patrick
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