So long MiniDisc; don't slam the door on the way out

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s2 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM

I'm not surprised by this news. MiniDisc was one of those cool ideas on paper that never quite succeeded in the marketplace. When MP3 was introduced, it pretty much killed the need for MiniDisc or any disc for that matter.

Sony was slow to acknowledge this, and instead only complicated matters by introducing their own digital format that never gained acceptance.

It's funny, Sony has historically created new formats that achieve some support but ultimately fail. Like even now... did we really need UMD? What about the upcoming Blu-Ray?

I think discs in general are going to be antiquated at some point, as flash memory catches on in higher capacities at lower costs. Think about it-- no moving parts. Small size. The only reason discs are so popular right now is because they are inexpensive. Some day, that COULD change.

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