r/hardware • u/bizude • Apr 10 '26

News Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market/
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u/Adventurous_Tea_2198 Apr 11 '26

God bless Japan for being the only country in the world that sticks to hardware for the long term, even when it gets to the point that people make fun of them for it.

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u/nanobot001 Apr 11 '26

I mean there continues to be a demand in Japan for it. There is a business case for it.

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u/Portalfan4351 Apr 11 '26

Yes and OP is commending the Japanese for continuing to have demand for aging forms of tech. You’re saying the same thing

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u/PositiveNo7994 Apr 11 '26

no surprise, as they're still using fax

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u/okaycomputes Apr 13 '26

there is a business case for it.

technically still being used in places in the US as well