Sony To Axe the Betamax

I had no idea Sony was even still making these things but it would appear that they plan to build 2,000 more of these machines and then retire the 27 year old product.

"Betamax -- held up as an example of how the first to market is not guaranteed commercial success -- had already been pulled from overseas markets in the 1990s, a Sony spokesman said. "

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