Minidisc was licensed technology, companies like Sharp, Denon, Pioneer, JVC, Onkyo and Kenwood all made competitive minidisc players. The discs were also sold by many brands.
I don’t think Sony’s audio division was as restrictive and aggressive as their gaming division.
yeah i still remember when sony lawyered lik-sang.com out of existence for having the temerity to sell sony games outside their intended regional markets.
Sony have always been a sh** company though, even as far back as their proprietary mini disc format.
Of course, all corporations are shitty. But there are degrees of shitty.
Minidisc was licensed technology, companies like Sharp, Denon, Pioneer, JVC, Onkyo and Kenwood all made competitive minidisc players. The discs were also sold by many brands.
I don’t think Sony’s audio division was as restrictive and aggressive as their gaming division.
You’re allowed to swear here and MDs weren’t proprietary.
UMDs were though.
yeah i still remember when sony lawyered lik-sang.com out of existence for having the temerity to sell sony games outside their intended regional markets.