Betamaxed
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When a technology is overtaken in the market by inferior but better marketed competition. E.g. "Microsoft betamaxed Apple right out of the market". The Betamex videotape standard lost to VHS.
Last updated: 1999-01-15
Nearby terms:
beta abstraction ♦ beta conversion ♦ Betamaxed ♦ beta reduction ♦ beta test
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