Did mainframes die when PCs arrived? Did stone tablets die after the invention of paper? Did coins die after the invention of paper currency? Did propeller p

Did mainframes die when PCs arrived? Did stone tablets die after the invention of paper? Did coins die after the invention of paper currency? Did propeller planes die after the invention of the jet engine? Did rowboats die after motorboats were created? An entire technology tree doesn't die out just because a new one starts to sprout. The branches themselves may get pruned from time to time, but knowledge and knowhow tend to be valuable and sooner or later a new application is found. The tree just gets pruned, and spouts branches every now and then, as the new one takes root. So, no photo printing itself won't die out. I have no doubt that the current paradigms we use this technology under will fade away, but I'm also certain that a new one will take its place.