On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Martin Scott Goldberg wrote:
> Magnavox didn't test market in that way, since there was no market to test
> in. The Odyssey, being the first video game console, was sold alongside
> every other Magnavox product just like any other television accessory
> (which is what it was considered by many at the time, and why many people
> wound up mistakingly thinking it would only work on Magnavox television
> sets).
Magnavox certainly had the intention that people might think that because
of course it meant more TV sales for them.
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