Yeah...and I'm sure in your world that VHS is superior to Beta.
OMG!!! You're going back to Beta vs. VHS? This is soooo funny. I guess you wasted a lot of money on Beta. Personally nearly all formats backed by Sony tend to flop (or receive very limited support).
But to answer your question, VHS wasn't bad for the economy, country, or state govt's. But since you brought it up, how is Beta better for state govt's?