In 2002 Sony announced that it would no longer produce video recorders using this format, a rival to VHS
In its 
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said they would; ... video machine market, when it announced yesterday that it 
would discontinue its ... worldwide in a race against VHS technology from its 
archrival Victor Co., ... Betamax was first to market, hitting stores in 1975 and 
peaking with... [DOC] [TLE] Betamax is dead, long live VHS | Technology | The Guardian [PAR] Nov 10, 2015 ... Sony has announced that in March next year it will stop producing ... to use 
Betamax by Sony, rival JVC decided to develop its own open ...