TA> Why not..  4X cd's arent even in Dev any more..  a 12 
 TA> speed propriatory CD-rom would cost less than Seg building their own 4X
  The problem is cost.  Sega wants a $200 machine with a 64-bit, 200 MHz RISC 
CPU, 8-16 MB of RAM, and 3D hardware that's supposed to defeat its own Model 
3 arcade machines.  Those take up the bulk of the cost, leaving little room 
for a high-end CD drive in the cost.
 TA> That DID happen..  Sony & Phillips Developed CD's in 
 TA> 1982 (Thats when CD's were released..  They were 
 TA> obviously in development b4 that)..  So anyone wanting 
 TA> to use a cd drive in a device HAVE to license it from 
 TA> Sony (The Patent/Copyright holders..)
  How do you know that you HAVE to license it first?  Did Sony & Phillips 
actually get a patent in?  Did it even apply anywhere beyond the usual audio 
CD players?  Those only run at 1X speed, after all.
  I have to say that I doubt that Sony would have such a strangle hold on the 
industry.  Otherwise, Sony's CD drives would be less expensive than their 
rivals.  If this were the case with phones, everyone would have to license 
their phone-related technology through Bell first.
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