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How MiniDisc Worked
How, why did it fail? Any theories?
jogu
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There's a YouTube video by "This Does Not Compute" that discusses this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCK89V4NpJY
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Price. MD was expensive compared to cassettes, and so were players. It deputed in 1992 at $549 vs $150 contemporary high end Sony WM-EX 808. $17 blank disks vs $1-2 cassettes.
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