Is CD-I a dying format?
22-Oct-92 14:46:36
Sb: #29183-Is CD-I a dying format?
Fm: Nick Arnett 75300,1324
To: Nick Arnett 75300,1324
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that goes with porting to yet another platform, when we're doing MPC
versions *anyway*. It all comes down to that — we're doing MPC versions
anyway, because it has by far the biggest, fastest-growing installed base,
although one could argue that the Mac is still ahead in a sense. But we're
doing Mac versions, too.
Nope, I don't consider VIS to be a great investment. I recommend that
people buy a real computer. As a cable box, VIS might be pretty good. I'm
skeptical of the whole category of these machines, as I was saying before
VIS was ever introduced! And if VIS is a risky investment, CD-I is far,
far riskier since its software doesn't leverage off of anything.
If VIS flops, I clearly can still make money from my investment by selling
my titles on MPC machines. If CD-I flops, I lose a whole lot more time and
money.
Nick
P.S. Haven't we had this discussion in the Multimedia Forum? 😉