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The author implies that one way that VHS produ

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The author implies that one way that VHS producers won control over the VCR market was by______
A.carefully restricting access to VCR technology
B.giving up a slight early lead in VCR sales in order to improve long-term prospects.
C.retaining a strict monopoly on the production of prerecorded videotapes.
D.sharing control of the marketing of VHS-format VCR’s
E.sacrificing technological superiority over Betaformat VCR’s in order to remain competitive in price.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!

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正确答案:D
解析:ThebestanswerisD.VHSproducersformed“strategicallianceswithotherproducersanddistributors”(lines10-13)thathelpedmanufactureandmarkettheirproduct,whereasBetamanufacturers“werereluctanttoform.suchalliancesandeventuallylostground”(lines15-16).ChoiceAisincorrectbecauseitdescribesthestrategyusedbyBetaproducers.ChoiceBisincorrectbecause,althoughVHSproducersheldanearlyleadinsales,theydidnotgiveuptheiradvantage.ChoiceCisalsoincorrect:thepassagestatesthatVHSmanufacturerstookadvantageof“strategicalignmentswithproducersofprerecordedtapes”(lines21-22),butnomentionismadeofastrictVHSmonopolyonsuchtapes.ChoiceEincorrectbecausethepassagedoesnotsuggestthatVHSproducerssacrificedtechnologicalsuperiorityoverBeta-formatVCR’s.

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