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Well, I have to say that my own anecdotal evidence from the UK is
rather different. In the UK, the minidisc scene seems to have exploded
in the last year. I see almost as many people with personal minidisc
units as cassette walkmans now.
That said, I think in the long term, Minidisc is doomed. As soon as
someone comes up with a personal MP3 player with integrated IBM
Microdrive, I think MP3 will have found its 'killer player'. Afterall,
it'll be *tiny* with massive capacity. In fact, does anyone know this
hasn't happened
Now, if Sony (for once) did the right thing, and marketed their 600 MB
MiniDiscs for their portables, along with their new long-play capabilities,
I bet MP3 would have more than a worthy contender.
Francisco.
Alas, I guess with the proliferation of Jaz and Zip drives, it is hard
to sell the
Donald Person wrote...
Well everyone -- I think we're fighting a losing battle. While I
personally love MD, I think it's dying out here in the US. The
manufacturers didn't do enough in the advertising department to begin
with, and now many manufacturers are pulling out of MD all together!
From: "Robin Landy" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That said, I think in the long term, Minidisc is doomed. As soon as
someone comes up with a personal MP3 player with integrated IBM Microdrive,
I think MP3 will have found its 'killer player'. Afterall, it'll be *tiny*
with massive capacity. In fact, does
