Re: Upcoming & future Xbox 360 motherboard / chipset revisions are:

L D'Bonnie wrote:
> krw wrote:
>> They content producers wanted to make more money.  They have no horse 
>> in the media race.
> 
> Absolutely
> 
> Reminds me of the old Beta - VHS battle back in the stone age.
> Beta was the superior format. VHS was the discount warehouse cash
> cow. You can still buy VHS.

The Beta-VHS "battle" was a squabble between the established
Japanese company-group companies (Hitachi, Mitsubi****,
To****ba, etc) who had no intention of paying upstart Sony's
price for its technology, and Sony who was proud of its
technology and its international-focus character (name derived
from Sonus, a distinctly un-Japanese etymology) and wanted
credit (and cash) for its accomplishments.

The big guys simply sold VHS at a loss until they swamped
the market.  The cost of that was significant, and other
companies in the industry outside Japan took note of the
Japanese behavior.  That cost the "winners" even more,
over time.

This time, Sony gets credit (and money) for its work.

Cheers!

jim b.

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