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[โ€“] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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!

[โ€“] gerbler@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

VHS beat betamax because porn, dvd beat laserdisc because porn, streaming beat physical because porn.