Discussion: Lou Ottens has died. A modest Philips employee changed the lives of us all

RIP, and thank you very, very much, Mr. Ottens! Even though we laugh at (cassettes) today, it was still a medium that shaped lives and brought music and spoken word to billions of people … Sure, “Emgetons” never dazzled (but the inventor of the cassette can’t :)), but on ” metal “cassettes (Type IV, remember? :), well recorded and played on a decent deck, we were able to enjoy the music … Maybe more than today on mp3 from the phone … Thanks again for everything !!!

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