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[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember beta vs VHS debates, now get off my lawn!

[–] Ele7en7@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Beta was superior

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Funny story. Back in the 1960s porn shops invented loop booths. You'd pay a quarter and have five quiet minutes alone to watch an 8 mm porn movie. When the time came to switch over to video, the porn shops went with the cheaper option. The guys who made the tapes put them on VHS because the porn shops were the biggest market at the start. When guys went to buy dirty movies for home viewing they saw that most were only available on VHS.

That's how Sony lost billions.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Porn is the spice of media. Whoever controkes porn contrôles the medium .

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago

Hilariously, the Spice channel was the OG porn cable channel.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You forced me to do this.

https://youtu.be/DlQEvEZqyo4?t=151

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I sure did. There is no accident.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You, I like.

For a unique reading experience, look for this book.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/xx-rian-hughes/17329179?ean=9781419750700&next=t

I think you'll enjoy it.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm being liked and get a book suggestion. That is both random and pleasant. I'll order it from my local librairy and let you know whether you were right about my literature tastes. Thank you.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 17 hours ago

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[–] Ele7en7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was familiar with it having something to do with porn, but not the specifics. Thank you for that!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So was HDDVD. Both lost for the same reason, money backed the rivals.

[–] Ele7en7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Laser disc was really good too