Actually, I thought the VHS and Beta thing was an often quoted misconception.
The market chose VHS over Betamax, not because the market made a mistake,
but because VHS has features the market wanted (e.g. longer playing time).
I can't rememeber what was supposed to be superior about betamax
(maybe it was just SOny marketing hype?).

"Richard L. Conn" wrote:
>
> I like John's mention of VHS and Beta below ...
>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95)
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John McCabe
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: What the competition looks like (resurrected)
>
> >History has shown that is not always technical superiority that wins, but
> >marketing and perceptions.
>
> Betamax Vs VHS for example...
>
<snip>
>
> John