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For the moment. But the wheel turns. It always does. And that's the important thing. For a very long time, media distribution revolved around warehousing cumbe
by danilocampos 16y ago
For the moment. But the wheel turns. It always does. And that's the important thing.
For a very long time, media distribution revolved around warehousing cumbersome black boxes of plastic and charging absurd fees for access. The barriers for entry were extraordinary, requiring geographic reach and licensing agreements. Nationwide media rental was a defacto monopoly for Blockbuster.
Then the medium of information shifted. Because Blockbuster didn't care that much about whether or not people were happy with the service they provided, they didn't notice the new opportunities to make their business better.
Someone else did. Someone always will.
Netflix, because they are customer focused, is busy making itself obsolete. They know one day that the wheel will turn. Physical media will disappear entirely.
The same will happen for bandwidth. Disruption is only a matter of time. As always, there are challenges. But the demand is universal. The market is enormous.
And everyone fucking hates the incumbents.