On 14/04/2012 18:23, Martin Leese wrote:
Somebody who was involved at the time (which I was not) would be better able to answer this.
Thatcher came to power in 1979. In 1981, the NRDC was merged into the British Technology Group. It
is true that development and promotion of Ambisonics was the sort of thing that the Thatcher
government felt should be left to industry. However, the marketing plan for Ambisonics being
pursued by the NRDC/BTG was so at odds with how the audio industry actually worked that failure
was certain. Much as I would delight in blaming Thatcher for the failure of Ambisonics (she is the
reason I emigrated to Canada), I don't believe she was significant. Regards, Martin
Much though I'd also love to blame the Evil Witch of the West for this, this is one of the very few
occasions where I can't, in all honesty, ascribe to her any significant proportion of the blame. :-(
Dave
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