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I am confused by the article. The author cites a technology that seemingly demonstrates the concept of a "jam". But clearly, technology moved on, because all th
by kumarvvr 6y ago
I am confused by the article. The author cites a technology that seemingly demonstrates the concept of a "jam". But clearly, technology moved on, because all the benefits of the minidisc (re-writeability, compactness, reliable playback) were met by flash storage.
Its also imperative that the lack of enthusiasm for minidisc must have other market / human factors at play.
Also, when it comes to the iPhone Jam, the author does not spell out what is at the end of the jam.
- calvano915 6y agoSimply leaving out the pricing for the media and equipment makes it convenient for the argument. Other factors as you mentioned also factor in to the outcome.
- pfranz 6y agoCDs were launched in 1982 and the paper they link to about the tech behind Minidisc was published in 1983, but Minidisc wasn't brought to market until 1998. The assertion is that Sony's (and the public's) focus on CDs prevented them from bringing Minidisc to market until it was too late to gain traction even with a giant advertising budget. I agree there are a bunch of other factors for Minidisc's failure. The replacement you mention, flash storage (or those mini spinning hard drives that went into the first iPods), weren't viable until closer to 2003.