The Beta / VHS battle is a good example. Beta clearly offered a better picture, however, because of mistakes by Sony, including initially not allowing porno to be distributed on Beta, and having fewer licensed manufacturers than JVC, VHS became the de facto video tape format.
--- Paul Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David > > I agree with Ed absolutely - history is replete with > examples of > superior ideas/products/technologies etc losing to > inferior ones for > reeasons that have nothing to do with the inherent > strengths/features. > Often it's simply due to marketing clout ... > > Sometimes (rarely ?) it is due to the need to opt > for one rather than > another as a matter of expediency. > > Paul Newton > > Ed Leafe wrote: > > On Nov 24, 2007, at 2:00 PM, David Boatright > wrote: > > > > > >> I agree. If Linux is so superior why has it not > got a much higher > >> user base > >> especially outside the U.S. and Europe where they > insist on pirating > >> MS products. > >> > > > > I always wondered about VFP, too: if it's so > superior, why hasn't > > VFP ever gotten a higher user base? > > > > Hint: Popularity != Superiority. > > > > -- Ed Leafe > > -- http://leafe.com > > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
