6/21 Divx, Beta (tape), OS/2, etc are all failures form the beginning.
What are other examples of failed formats?
\_ motd postings like this which are obvious troll attempts.
\_ DOS, Windows
\_ No, I think we all *wish* it failed.
\_ NNNNNN!!!! DOS was a fantastic success. So was windows.
\_ Minidisc, DCC cassettes, VCDs, CDi, Cable Modems, Vanilla Ice,
(Lynx/GameGear/TurboExpress), Sega 32x, Alcohol-free college
campuses, XL Spandex, men's hairpieces.
\_ American Cars
\_ Keep telling yourself that the next time a Corvette
passes your loud exhausted Honda wanna be ass. -ax
\_ and promptly runs outta gas.
\_ Anyone who can afford a corvette can afford a tank
of gas. don't be bitter Mr. Econbox-Driver.
\_ I've driven a Corvette. You hit the accelerator,
and the gas gauge dips. You gotta admit, a
CRX gets a lot more miles in 10 gallons than
a Corvette in 16, unless the driver thinks it's
a Porsche (why *do* CRX drivers do that?)
killed for non-technology related reasons.
\_ Beta is very much alive, albeit not in the consumer market.
The television / media industry still extensively uses it.
And last I checked, OS/2 is still breathing, if not 2 heartbeats
a minute.
\_ isn't there a difference between Betmax and Betacam?
Besides, ED-Beta is to Betamax like SVHS is to VHS.
\_ Long's Drugs in Alameda still sells blank Beta tapes. -- yuen
\_ OS2 is also alive, but not in the consumer market. You're confused.
It was certainly not a failure at the beginning and isn't a failure
today. It's still a better OS than anything MS made. It was
killed for non-technology related reasons.
\_ That is correct, OS/2 is a huge seller in the embedded market.
Most of the time when you go to an ATM machine or use voice
mail at work, you are using OS/2... -SMurF
\_IBM doesn't even use OS/2, at least at Almaden.
for thinking it.
I think this is the definition of dead, at least
in this case.
\_ No it doesn't define anything. IBM isn't
the same kind of business that's using OS2.
Certainly a single site's lack of use means
nothing. It's a *HUGE* company.
\_ I worked at Almaden in 1991 and I was using OS/2
2.0. Can't believe it's been dropped. BTW
MS-owned hotmail doesn't use MS web server
either. Is MS web server dead? -- yuen
\_ Sorry to burst your bubble, but OS/2 1.0 was made
jointly by IBM & MS, before MS pulled out to work
on NT instead.
\_ You're not bursting anything. Why do you think
you're clever posting known and ancient info
that isn't relevent? Why the need to feel smart?
\_ It was claimed it was better than anything
MS made, but it was made by MS, therefore
you are claiming it is better than itself?
\_ Uh oh, wannabe deep thinking philosopher
on the prowl! Look out! MS didn't make
it. An IBM/MS product is not a MS
product. OS2 v1.0 is not the version in
use today. v2.x is which had even less
to do with MS, namely nothing of note.
MS has yet to develop anything original
in their corporate history. The idea
that MS has *made* anything is a
laughable lie. Be ashamed of yourself
for thinking it. How much M$ do you
own? It's clouding your judgement.
\_ You probably think Shakespeare never
*made* anything either, huh?
\_ Hahahhahah You think BG is
Shakespeare? My God! You *are*
incredibly stupid!
\_ "Bob" was original. Damn stupid,
but still original.
\_ Ok, you got me. MS made Bob. I
retract previous statements about
total lack of MS creativity. MS
made Bob. Can't argue with that.
\_ how does "Bob" run on today's
faster/bigger hardware? (it
was _Mrs_ Gates' project, btw)
\_ Ford Edsel. (Okay - it's not a "format", but then neither is OS/2) |
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