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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>On 3/12/2024 12:02 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>On 3/11/2024 9:06 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

>>>>>Anim, as someone who has worked in the TV/Film industry I'd like your
>>>>>serious opinion on something.  Elsewhere I'm involved in a discussion
>>>>>where we are wondering how Apple can get away with the prices it charges
>>>>>and is there anything it actually does better than a high-end PC.
>>>>>Someone suggested video and audio (music) work.

>>>>>So my question is what would you use now for video and/or FX work?  And
>>>>>why please?

>>>>Well, I've been retired for a few years now and just doing consulting and
>>>>kibitzing so I really can't speak to what I would use if I were going to
>>>>start over.

>>>>But in my day, the people that actually did the work did it on Macs or
>>>>Linux and the people who thought they did the work, but were  just in the
>>>>way used windows.

>>>>There's a school of thought that "cheaper is better" regardless
>>>>of anything else. And those are the people that always wanted us to
>>>>use windows. They would buy a PC for $1000 and say see this is way
>>>>better than your Mac that cost 1500 but then they would have to go
>>>>out and add a whole bunch of stuff to it and end up out of pocket
>>>>$2000 and still not have half the computer the Apple guys did.

>>>>Compare this thinking to beta versus VHS. There's absolutely no doubt Beta
>>>>was better in every measurable capacity, but VHS was better at promotion
>>>>and underhanded pricing deals. So it won.

>>>I thought it was because Betamax wouldn't allow their format to be used
>>>for porn.

>>No. At the time, a good friend of mine was working at Fred rated and took
>>me through the store and showed me how all the various spiffs (perks and
>>kickbacks) worked which I found really interesting. For instance, if they
>>could get you to buy a knock off Walkman instead of a namebrand Sony
>>Walkman the salesman got $7.50 on a $50 sale. A pair of Panasonic D
>>batteries would get you $.50 all by themselves!

>>Sony with the Japanese mindset had a really different incentive plan than
>>Americans are used to. They paid kickbacks on the beta units, but only once
>>a year at Christmas/New Year's. Meanwhile the VHS units paid kickbacks at
>>the time of sale. So would you rather get 50 bucks now for convincing me to
>>buy a VHS or take your chance that you were still going to be at the store
>>at the end of the year and get a lot more money in one lump?

>>So the salesmen are telling all the customers to get VHS based entirely on
>>the kickback, not the actual performance of the unit.  Guess what sold
>>best?
 
>Ah, that sounds familiar.  I may have heard that before but forgot.

>I still think porn had something to do with it though.  ;)

Hahahahaha

Sony forced Hollywood studios to pay high licensing fees to make use of
the Betamax patents. Is it possible that this was unaffordable to the
tiny studios producing pr0n? My recollection is VHS required no
licensing fee for distribution of content on home video.