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A 1996 analysis of the reasons why the DVD format will "take its place in history as the biggest failure of a product in the history of consumer electronics."

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As the RCA brochure for the DVD system states, DVD will be "Revolutionary, entertainment excitement!" This is what the industry believes, and it is what the industry wants the consumer to believe. Belief and reality are two different things however. While many hope and pray that the DVD system will be an unqualified success, others see DVD as being a colossal failure and a system that will wreck companies and the consumer video market and take its place in history as the biggest failure of a product in the history of consumer electronics. It may even take several electronic companies down with it.

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that is really sad.

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Reply#1 - Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:28 AM EDT
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