And those with access to a few hundred dollars and a penchant for technology, got one. And advertisers smiled. Still, there was competition. And with every new technological advancement, the minidisc was deemed dead yet again. In fact, you won't find a self-respecting station that doesn't use minidisc in some capacity on a daily basis.
Any station can sound like a million bucks without spending anywhere close to that.
To us audio lovers, that means the technology continues to improve, but at this point, the improvements are infinitesimal. As for CD-R and MP3, they're not going anywhere either. It IS a survivor. Well, he went out of business years ago. Couldn't keep up with the trends, I guess, and was tossed into the dustbin of history.