[mimixco]

VHS vs. Beta is a classic.

[tjalfi]

Betamax machines had higher picture quality but they were more expensive and tapes had much shorter recording time. I wouldn't describe this as the market selecting an inferior product.

[fiftyacorn]

What was weird when I was growing up was how Phillips video 2000 was the dominant standard in school

Probably some dept of education bought a million video 2000 VCRs for education