I think everyone would agree that if Sony ever pulls out of SACD, the medium is all but dead. Does anyone know the bottom line, whether Sony has recouped its expenses on SACD? If this part of the company is operating in the red, it is not inconceivable that an executive might look at the numbers and simply pull the plug.Having said that, however, Sony does have a history of supporting its own proprietary technologies, and it has the size and clout to singlehandedly keep exclusive formats alive. MiniDisc is still around though it has always been a small market. Sony kept Betamax going for years even after it was obviously a lost cause. I am certain that Sony’s silly “memory stick†format will never catch on, but almost just as certain that Sony will keep making products that use them.
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Topic - Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - rkw 15:33:35 04/12/02 (45)
- Re: Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - Martin says 02:21:09 04/15/02 (2)
- Re: Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - Rich 16:02:35 04/15/02 (1)
- agreed.... Sony is still working on Minidisc. - Michi 16:47:45 04/15/02 (0)
- They don`t need to. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 16:02:55 04/14/02 (2)
- i think you underestimate the importance of copy protection - tunenut 18:16:19 04/14/02 (1)
- It`s the record companies who overestimate the importance. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 13:37:21 04/15/02 (0)
- Re: Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - bwhite 07:55:31 04/13/02 (0)
- I'm on my Second DAT deck - CC Rider 04:11:41 04/13/02 (6)
- How and where can I get those jewel boxes? - jeromelang 06:25:41 04/14/02 (5)
- Hey Jerome - CC Rider 15:26:54 04/14/02 (4)
- Re: Hey Jerome - Demery - Sony 16:12:11 04/14/02 (3)
- Re: Hey Demery - CC Rider 17:59:38 04/14/02 (2)
- Sony outer packaging is more like vinyl - jeromelang 18:40:22 04/14/02 (1)
- Won't Fit - CC Rider 19:41:05 04/14/02 (0)
- Re: Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - Lsmithers 00:18:09 04/13/02 (0)
- Re: Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - Jaybo 23:00:06 04/12/02 (29)
- Re: Has Sony made a profit from SACD? - Rich 09:52:23 04/13/02 (28)
- Agree... - Jim Treanor 12:28:42 04/13/02 (0)
- Really, - oitzman 12:00:02 04/13/02 (26)
- Re: Really, - theob 17:28:55 04/13/02 (18)
- OK you're satisfied with second rate performance from - oitzman 20:13:20 04/13/02 (17)
- The Great Northern Sound Company offers modifications for Wadia CD players/DACs... - Methos 12:59:38 04/14/02 (0)
- Re: OK you're satisfied with second rate performance from - Rich 09:57:04 04/14/02 (5)
- IIlogic? - oitzman 13:19:33 04/14/02 (4)
- Re: IIlogic? - Rich 16:25:30 04/14/02 (0)
- Again: ALL audio components can be improved by modification; these players don't NEED mods... - Methos 13:23:02 04/14/02 (2)
- Then why do people stand in line to pay $1,500 to do it? <nt> - oitzman 17:31:42 04/15/02 (1)
- Who's standing in line? - Methos 10:40:53 04/16/02 (0)
- So what comprises your number one rated perfomance components? nt - theob 06:25:01 04/14/02 (0)
- Any product can be modded to 'improved level of performance'. - theob 04:49:25 04/14/02 (8)
- Re: Any product can be modded to 'improved level of performance'. - oitzman 13:38:45 04/14/02 (7)
- Re: Any product can be modded to 'improved level of performance'. - Rich 16:44:02 04/14/02 (0)
- Re: Any product can be modded to 'improved level of performance'. - iza 14:31:13 04/14/02 (3)
- You are confused or . . . - oitzman 11:55:27 04/15/02 (1)
- Re: You are confused or . . . - Rich 12:47:10 04/15/02 (0)
- Mods and Upgrades............... - Chris Garrett 09:18:30 04/15/02 (0)
- Re: Any product can be modded to 'improved level of performance'. - theob 14:21:26 04/14/02 (0)
- 'Modding a product takes time and effort to work out how to do it' - Methos 13:49:12 04/14/02 (0)
- Re: Really, - Rich 16:44:02 04/13/02 (6)
- Re: Really, - oitzman 20:22:07 04/13/02 (3)
- Re: Really, - Rich 07:34:49 04/14/02 (2)
- Where's your evidence? - oitzman 13:03:13 04/14/02 (1)
- No evidence needed...it's obvious (nt) - Rich 19:26:08 04/14/02 (0)
- Re: Really, - punkass 18:08:02 04/13/02 (1)
- Ok, but doesn't - oitzman 20:29:33 04/13/02 (0)