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Re:The MiniDisc: the failure of a forgotten format (2020) by LeoPanthera on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:31PM (#27487231)
You are equating the number of commercial pre-recorded MiniDisc with the success of the format but that's just not how it works.

MiniDisc replaced tape, not CDs or records. Its raison d'etre was recording your own discs.

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Re:The MiniDisc: the failure of a forgotten format (2020) by OldGoodNewBad on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:39PM (#27487268)
It never even matched tape, in terms of blank media or devices sold yearly even at its peak even in Japan.
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