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I'm not sure which way I would have bet if I had been asked if a company was still manufacturing VCRs in 2016.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/12/10-tech-things-that-died-this-year.html
No, seriously. The VCR died in 2016. Funai Electric, a Japanese company that manufactured VCRs for more than 30 years, was the last big hold out when it came to the medium of VHS—until 2016. Once upon a time it was selling 15 million machines a year. Last year that figure was down to 750,000, which is still quite surprising.
750,000 people felt the need to buy a VCR last year? Funai’s decision to cease manufacturing won’t be noticed, most retail stores stopped selling VCRs over a year decade ago but it’s still the end of the era.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/12/10-tech-things-that-died-this-year.html
No, seriously. The VCR died in 2016. Funai Electric, a Japanese company that manufactured VCRs for more than 30 years, was the last big hold out when it came to the medium of VHS—until 2016. Once upon a time it was selling 15 million machines a year. Last year that figure was down to 750,000, which is still quite surprising.
750,000 people felt the need to buy a VCR last year? Funai’s decision to cease manufacturing won’t be noticed, most retail stores stopped selling VCRs over a year decade ago but it’s still the end of the era.
