I've been hearing that for decades, and while the latest round of technology is a step in that direction, it is not significant enough to overcome the advantage

I've been hearing that for decades, and while the latest round of technology is a step in that direction, it is not significant enough to overcome the advantages of existing office supplies. (Largely because nobody really knows what those advantages are in a way that can be outmaneuvered digitally.) How long do you imagine 'that much longer' to be? That sounds too weaselly to be accurate.