Posted on 02/16/2016 1:28:44 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
1. Cable TV
Though cable providers still have plenty of subscribers — roughly 101 million Americans, in 2015, according to research firm IBISWorld — those numbers are declining.
2. Name-brand razorblades
Americans love their Gillette razorblades — so much so that the shaving giant controls nearly 70% of the nearly $13 billion shaving industry ...
3. Bottled water
Who would pay $2 for what amounts to a bottle of tap water?
4. Credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance
The year 2015 saw more than 732 data breaches as of Dec. 8, according to the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center — with more than 176 million records compromised at financial firms, businesses, universities and schools, government offices and medical facilities.
5. Compact discs
Compact discs have going the way of the dodo, and streaming music will keep that trend going in 2016, says Aram Sinnreich, a media professor at Rutgers University.
6. Memory sticks and thumb drives
Computer memory sticks and thumb drives are becoming obsolete as the online storage wars heat up.
7. Mini tablets
When Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus phablet in 2014, it may have harmed the sales of another one of their product lines —
8. Paid online dating services
Love might be priceless, but the dating industry is now worth around $2.4 billion, according to IBISWorld, with revenue split between advertising and subscription services.
9. Meal replacement plans
Meal replacement plans help you lose weight by sticking to their strict calorie-controlled shakes and soups, but ...
10. Blu-ray players
Even if you have stacks of DVDs and Blu-ray discs, it probably still isn’t advisable to buy a Blu-ray or DVD player, says Benjamin Glaser, the features editor at DealNews.com
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True, if you care about quality, the compression from mp3s and streaming sites degrades the sound quality.
I’ve had that experience.
They seem to be susceptible to heat.
Agreed, but what is the long term solution? Or do you have to transfer it to the newest method every 10 years? idk.
I use a hair dryer to dry mine.
I’m still not into storing my info into some “cloud”. I like cd’s & DVD’s, I don’t have to worry about having an internet connection to watch or listen to them. They’ll still be making them for a while & are cheap enough to buy back ups. If they each last 10 years, I’ll only need 2 or 3. Of course I still like my records and I plan on getting a couple of backups while they’ve started making them again. I’m looking for an 8 track player just for fun.
Don’t worry too much. If there’s a market for hard storage, companies will serve it. Hell, there are companies producing turntables and I believe there is even current vinyl record production. I figure every 5-10 years you’ll probably have to switch media, possibly file formats. The really priceless stuff needs to be printed and maintained in safe storage.
A couple of major groups have had to delay their new album releases just because they’re going to put it out on vinyl too. There’s only one factory now that makes records and they’re backed up for months. Demand isn’t skyrocketing for such but it’s definitely increasing.
The GOP...........
The first CD I ever bought I bought (used) in 1988.It sill plays flawlessly.Also,one can backup a CD onto a hard drive in "wav" format.
I think you should put Newspapers on that list.
“Who would pay $2 for what amounts to a bottle of tap water?”
People that have well water that is very poor to the taste. We buy Walmart brand water for about 15 cents a bottle which is considerably less than expensive water treatment equipment.
I’m told you can get turntables at places like Big Lots cheap. They even come with USB cables so you can put the albums directly on a computer without needing an entire stero.
I don’t watch TV
I don’t shave. Trying for a ZZ Top beard
I can’t take my kitchen sink hiking
What I pay for monitoring is worth having a 2nd pair of eyes watch.
You can’t find many CD’s anymore. I download them to my thumb drive.
Online has it’s own problems I’m keeping my thumb drives. No network connection needed.
Mini tablets are great for sharing pictures and reading.
I don’t care enough about the rest to go on typing. All this grammaritation is hurting my head.
I usually don’t get past page one on those slideshows;
Thanks Thanks Thanks!
I won’t be giving up memory drives any time soon. I’m using them more all the time as they get smaller/cheaper. Recently bought 5 more.
And one they missed
11. A promise from the RNC
1. Cable TV
Haven’t for years, but have to use the *)@#%@#%& for internet where I am.
2. Name-brand razorblades
ok
3. Bottled water
serves a need at times.
4. Credit monitoring services and identity theft insurance
Have and will if needed.
5. Compact discs
Will always want local storage
6. Memory sticks and thumb drives
Will never use remote storage, will always want local storage and portability
7. Mini tablets
Product trying to be too many things and not optimizing either. Use the smart phone for small/portable, use the big tablet for reading/movies.
8. Paid online dating services
Married - so none of that
9. Meal replacement plans
Married - so I eat what I’m given or I make.
10. Blu-ray players
Don’t doubt that something new will come, but I still see VHS tapes and decks available in some places. Though most tapes are pre-owned. I want to own my content not rent it. Couldn’t find the specific author’s inputs on the subject.
I store gigabytes and gigabytes in the Cloud with all my content on demand on any device.
Still, I wish I could get my money back for all those compact discs and DVDs that I bought over the years. I now pay $10/mo for access to millions of songs and albums. Even if I lived to be 1,000 years old, I'd never have time to hear even a fraction of them.
No, they really fly it in from Fiji right?
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