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kleinbl00 · 2346 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why driverless cars will be the next battlefield in the culture war
The line hum thing is like a pilot light - you need to hear a little something or else you think you've been disconnected. It's not there out of familiarity it's there out of necessity. As far as the rest of it, I think we're going to see a future shaped by economics and politics, not efficiency.
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I thought they'd both die because none of the players involved want to deal with physical media ever again. the fact that Apple backed Blu Ray but never released a single part, component or upgrade that worked with BluRay says rather a lot, I think.