On Fri, 14 May 2010 09:08:42 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>>> The sad part is that the format that wins is usually the least
>>> technically sophisticated.
>> 
>> Actually, that's quite pragmatic more than sad; often you find that the
>> requirements come down to the lowest common denominator.  Implementing
>> things that are more esoteric tend to not happen because they aren't
>> likely to be widely utilized.
> 
> I'm thinking about things like VHS vs Betamax. One has automatic
> tracking, the other needlessly forces you to do it manually. Guess which
> one won?

The one that had the largest adoption by the consuming public.

Jim

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