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A home videocassette recording format, now known for having lost the format war to VHS. examples
third-person singular simple present Betamaxes, present participle Betamaxing, simple past and past participle Betamaxed
(transitive, informal) To make obsolete. quotations examples
If you don’t want to get Betamaxed, or stuck with a dated technology, it might be a good idea to purchase the latest, fastest computer available.
2006, Ian David Aronson, DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish, volume 1, O'Reilly Media, page 98
DRM can't stop piracy, but it can prevent anyone from Betamaxing another industry, commercializing disruptive technology development without content-industry sanction.
2008, Chris DiBona, Mark Stone, and Danese Cooper, Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution, O'Reilly Media, page 159
CRIMM RDRAM offered dramatic possibilities for high-speed PCs but ran into three roadblocks that Betamaxed it.
2012, Michael Meyers, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, edition 8, McGraw Hill Professional, page 253