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We did - briefly - have the DAT (digital audio tape) format.


That got kneecapped by the recording industry [0], and the result was that consumer interest was near zero. Once recordable CDs and then MP3 and friends came on the scene, it was rendered irrelevant.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Copy_Management_System




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