On 12/01/2019 17:41, Rhialto wrote: > And, reputedly, Philips didn't want their Video 2000 to be used for > porn. And since everything in the economy is driven by either the > military or porn, that meant a significant loss of customers. I've not heard that said about philips, but I've heard it said about sony. It's very likely not the main reason. My parents bought VHS, my mum certainly didn't care that you could get porn for it. They bought it from the local electrical store that rented out VHS and betamax tapes, but VHS recorders were cheaper and very shortly you could only get VHS rentals. I assume because everyone made the majority made the same choice and bought the cheaper VHS. Video 2000 came when VHS had already won, I don't remember ever seeing any pre-recorded tapes.Received on 2019-01-12 22:00:03
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