It seems pretty much any decision in business comes down to money and sex, eh <g>...
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Smith > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 1:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Paul and Ed want a new Ford (Sytze de Boer) > > > History has repeated itself with Sony and their Playstation Portable. When > it initially came out, there were movies available in their UMD formatted > discs, but there was a no-porn rule that kept that sort of > entertainment off > the system. As time went on and the UMD format began to die, there was a > reversal and porn was allowed to enter the marketplace, at least in Japan. > This has ( so far ) staved off the death of the format in that nation, > though it may be too little too late, as the PSP firmware is > already moving > away from UMD in favor of direct-download. > > David Smith > Systems Administrator > Doan Family of Dealerships > (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 1:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Paul and Ed want a new Ford (Sytze de Boer) > > What I heard was that *initially* they wouldn't allow it. Then > they gave in > but it was too late. By the end of Beta there was plenty of porno > available. > > > > --- Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > David Boatright wrote: > > >> including initially not > > >> allowing porno to be distributed on Beta, > > >> > > > > Bit of an urban myth, that one. > > > > "Many theories regarding why Sony's Betamax failed have arisen over > > the years. One of the more amusing (and false) is that Sony refused to > > allow pornographic material on their system. A quick perusal of the > > Betamax library reveals that adult entertainment was readily > > available." > > > > More likely the shorter recording time on standard tapes. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > ************************************************************************ > Right Wing Gifts! > $15.00 off purchases of $50.00 or more! Offer expires November > 28, 2007 Use > Coupon code FRFAM2007 <http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike> > > Horse Racing Photographs > <http://www.horseracingpix.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.

