Monday, May 5, 2003
Secure Digital Overtakes Memory Stick
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 09:00 PM
Hmm, this news makes me very happy. Please, give me a broadly accepted standard anyday over those expensive Memory Sticks... unfortunately, I don't think Sony will ever give in. :cry:
"Despite numerous efforts by Sony, supremacy has slipped through the fingers for its Memory Stick format: now, the SD Memory Card format reigns supreme. According to analyst firm The NPD Group, SD Memory Cards captured approximately 23% of US retail sales in January and February combined, overtaking Memory Stick media and - in less than three years - positioning itself as the emerging de facto industry standard. The format saw a whopping growth of over 400 percent in 2002, and the SD Card Association controlling the format says early indications point to strong growth continuing in 2003."
"Despite numerous efforts by Sony, supremacy has slipped through the fingers for its Memory Stick format: now, the SD Memory Card format reigns supreme. According to analyst firm The NPD Group, SD Memory Cards captured approximately 23% of US retail sales in January and February combined, overtaking Memory Stick media and - in less than three years - positioning itself as the emerging de facto industry standard. The format saw a whopping growth of over 400 percent in 2002, and the SD Card Association controlling the format says early indications point to strong growth continuing in 2003."
