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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

A surprising amount of technological development is for pornography. Video-casettes won out because pornography used them over laserdisc or betamax.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you meant VHS won out. Betamax was also a video cassette format.

And yes, porn had a lot to do with why VHS won!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

VHS beat betamax because porn, dvd beat laserdisc because porn, streaming beat physical because porn.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

And secure online payments.