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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Bye bye Beta?
Message-ID: <861@ihuxl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Jan-84 09:23:03 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 25 09:23:03 1984
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>  Given the technical superiority of Beta over VHS, why does VHS 
>  apparently command the lion's share of the market?

I suspect that VHS is popular for the same reason football,
Chevys and fast-food are popular: exceptional poor taste.

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