Apparently the profile was last updated in 2006 - long before Wikileaks hit the big time and all this controversy. The evidence at this stage would suggest that the profile is legit.

Agreed. I hope Sony learned something from this, although as someone else pointed out, maybe not - Memorystick could be Beta all over again. yeah, gw Sony. And to clarify someone else's post, Betamax did have tapes longer than 60mins. They were just labelled so badly that nobody knew how long they were. The L-125 lasts 30 mins, the L-250 etc. VHS had a much better idea using the minue duration as the model, or type label. One thing VHS never got into was the broadcast video market - sure it's a long way from Betamax but Digital Betacam & Betacam SX is still being used today with new products based on the old design being created on a daily basis - they all use the same shell and structure as the original betamax tape. Sony invented VHS then junked the idea and sold the plans off to JVC while they created their new desing. JVC flogged off the plans like a $2 whore and dominated the market with saturation. SOny on the other hand have a technically superior product but they can't match the VHS now because the prices are down, people are buying what their friends have - it was a downward spiral. Lastly, even after all these years JVC still gets royalties for every single VHS cassette produced. I have no idea what the individual figure is but I'm sure it's quite a nice yearly income for them.