Harvey Schein; promoter of failed Betamax at Sony; 80
                   
signonsandiego.com     May 17, 2008            

Harvey L. Schein, who led the Sony Corp. of America in the 1970s and doubled its size in spite of championing the failed Betamax video recording system and clashing with Sony's top Japanese executives, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 80, and had homes in Manhattan; Washington, Conn.; and... [read full story]                

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