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"You now have access to the collective knowledge of the entire world."
"Nah, let me see the boobies!"
A surprising amount of technological development is for pornography. Video-casettes won out because pornography used them over laserdisc or betamax.
I think you meant VHS won out. Betamax was also a video cassette format.
And yes, porn had a lot to do with why VHS won!
VHS beat betamax because porn, dvd beat laserdisc because porn, streaming beat physical because porn.
And secure online payments.