• @MostlyHarmless
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    2311 months ago

    That’s a myth. Betamax lost because it couldn’t record long enough. Movies had to be on two tapes. By the time they finally extended the time VHS was already dominant

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      Also licensing out the VHS format to 3rd party manufacturers also played a not insignificant role in beating Betamax. More conpanies making more VHS machines won a lot of the battle.

    • at_an_angle
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      111 months ago

      So it’s twice as difficult to hide your porn on betamax then VHS?