Thinking about it, Betamax vs VHS was a real thing, for a long time…. Like Ford vs Chevy, Walmart vs Target, Jeopardy vs Wheel .. i am firmly Team Jeopardy on that one, and always will be…. Crazy that none of those other ‘wars’ resulted in the complete obliteration of the loser.
I remember those days. Betamax was superior technology wise. Their problem was they were much more expensive than VHS. It was simply the market. Consumers wanted the cheaper price.