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Like a grieving widow who finally parts with her late husband’s golf clubs, Sony Corp. has given up on Betamax. The Japanese electronics giant announced Tuesday that it would stop making the last two ...

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The death of Sony 's long-standing Betamax format was confirmed today as the Japanese company announced in a statement it would cease production next year. The Betamax format went head-to-head with ...

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TOKYO -- Sony closed the final chapter of its legendary battle with Victor Co. of Japan to dominate the home video machine market, when it announced Tuesday that it would discontinue its Betamax VCRs.