It's true that media and file formats weren't as standardized in the late 20th century, but nowadays, so much of our world is stored in the cloud, or on devices

It's true that media and file formats weren't as standardized in the late 20th century, but nowadays, so much of our world is stored in the cloud, or on devices we own yet barely control, and subject to the mercurial whims and business interests of this corporation or that one.