OT: Obsolecence (Was RE: OT: PC Motherboard with a vacuum tube)

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Mon Sep 9 10:23:01 2002

  I was in a BlockBuster here two nights ago and was surprised to find that at leat 80% of the VCR tapes have been replaced by DVDs. I guess DVDs don't wear out and they take up less space, That equals higher profit for BlockBuster.

   Joe


At 07:21 AM 9/9/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Our local Blockbuster Video here in Chicago is rapidly decreasing the number
>of video cassettes it rents, in favor of DVD's. Soon there won't be any
>available, except at the public library or specialty rental stores. I guess
>they are trying to force users to switch to DVD.
>
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