3 Failures (Week 1)
This blog will give a quick overview of 3 products which seemed promising, but ended up flopping. I will provide a brief summary of the products and also share personal opinions. I hope it will be interesting to read. LaserDisc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc LaserDisc was one of the first optical discs (released in 1978 under the name DiscoVision). It had great potential to be a successful product, as LaserDiscs displayed higher image and sound quality compared to VHS tapes. ( reference ) In early 1980 LaserDisc was called LaserVision. There were a lot of problems with the discs and machines breaking and that damaged their reputation a bit. ( reference ) "In 1991, the format was released once again, now called LaserDisc. This time, finally, the format succeeded, and LD became the format of choice for film fans." ( quote ) Despite this, LaserDisc still died out. The reason being, that DVD came out, and it was simply superior in every way. Nowad