My recollection is that porn companies initially backed HD-DVD. I distinctly remember thinking it would win for that reason.
Blu-ray won at least partially because the PS3 was the cheapest next-gen optical player, while Xbox360 didn’t support HD-DVD without an expensive add-on. (And stand-alone players for either were very expensive.)
Can’t track it down now but I remember reading that the adoption of the printing press happened so quickly because demand for a certain collection of erotic stories was super high and it made printing ridiculously profitable. Porn again.
VHS was chosen over Betamax because of porn.
Bluray was chosen over HD-DVD because of porn.
Streaming video got figured out because of porn.
Porn drives technology forward.
🎶 The internet is for porn
🎵 The internet is for porn
🎶 So grab your dick and double-click
🎵 PORN PORN PORN
Risky click of the day (kinda)…
Hmm… could a substantial percentage of the population develop a fetish for curing cancer during our lifetime? That would be awesome.
We usually call them scientists or researchers, but yes…
My recollection is that porn companies initially backed HD-DVD. I distinctly remember thinking it would win for that reason.
Blu-ray won at least partially because the PS3 was the cheapest next-gen optical player, while Xbox360 didn’t support HD-DVD without an expensive add-on. (And stand-alone players for either were very expensive.)
i’ve heard the first one but not the second two. you wouldn’t by any chance have sources for those would you?
Can’t track it down now but I remember reading that the adoption of the printing press happened so quickly because demand for a certain collection of erotic stories was super high and it made printing ridiculously profitable. Porn again.