Tag: Failure

The Real Reason Nokia Failed Spectacularly
/ | Leave a CommentNokia was the first brand to dominate the mobile phone industry. It catered to all market segments with its wide range of mobile phones covering low-end to high-end models. Unlike many brands in the market today, Nokia was able to enjoy unrivaled market dominance for a number of years. This is a fact that most […]
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The Real Reason LaserDisc Failed Spectacularly
/ | Leave a CommentCDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, 4K UHDs… It’s difficult to imagine a world without an extensive collection of discs on our shelves. That was the reality before LaserDisc, though. As the first instance of a commercialized disc storage medium, LaserDisc took the size of a vinyl record and the function of a DVD and made them into […]
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The Real Reason Betamax Failed Spectacularly
/ | Leave a CommentWhen you think of video cassettes, you likely think of a VHS—that little rectangular brick of black plastic and magnetic tape with the little see-through windows on the front. However, VHS tapes didn’t just become synonymous with video cassettes for nothing. As it turns out, there was a lot of work involved. Betamax—the rival video […]
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