Why Sony Should've Put Its Weight Behind Hi-MD

An anonymous reader writes "OSNews has an article making a case for Hi-MD: 'Currently, .mp3 players are all the hype. Everyone has one, and if you don't, you're old-fashioned. I do not have an .mp3 player. I tried to have one, but for various reasons it did not please me. I'm a MiniDisc guy. I've always been. MiniDisc has some serious advantages over .mp3 players, whether they be flash or HDD based.'"

Penny arcade agrees!

[Anonymous Coward]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/05/28 [penny-arcade.com] God bless Penny Arcade!

Re:Some people just don't get it....

[absoluteflatness]

Wow, you run through a gigabyte of music in five minutes?

Must be some kinda reverse compression system you've got going on there.

Re:Sorry, but no...

[sznupi]

My Walkman works for over 70 hours on one AA battery. I will _gladly_ (I'm serious here) buy MP3 player if you'll tell me which one comes close to that. Half the time could be enough...

Re:Windows only! Soon to die. Big downsides.

[sebi]

Now why isnt this on the frontpage instead of MD's sad death. :-(

Because the frontpage is not pink anymore.

Re:Penny arcade agrees!

[bar-agent]

Quite a difference from this [penny-arcade.com]. Charles is cocky as hell now. :)

Cognitive dissonance

[slavemowgli]

Ah, cognitive dissonance at work. Don't like the fact that mp3 players are successful while your beloved MiniDisc isn't? A healthy dose of "lalala I can't hear you" will help with that, and soon you'll have yourself convinced that reality will change just be cause you want it to again...