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It boggles the mind how much economic rent and inefficiency is gotten through pointlessly proprietary formats.
by noilly 16y ago
It boggles the mind how much economic rent and inefficiency is gotten through pointlessly proprietary formats.
- joelackner 16y agohowever, if they get traction they can win big time in profits and vendor lock-in. i agree with you, however.
- eru 16y agoVendor lock-in is a form of economic rent.
- metageek 16y agoAnd Sony in particular has tried it many, many times, and usually failed. Beta, 3.5" floppies, Minidisc, Blu-Ray, Digital8, MS...any others?
- klous 16y agoProprietary ATRAC music file format, as used with MiniDisc and their other portable music players.