Markets are bigger, and companies are more valuable, because the internet has allowed them reach many more people: https://blog.eladgil.com/2019/05/markets-are-10x-bigger-than-ever.html
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One day I am going to reach the height of technological sophistication, and every clock in my house will handle daylight savings automatically.
I'm not there yet. I think modern appliances are getting better though.
(Does a microwave really need to know the current time?)
TIL Drupal has a credit system to give preferential treatment to people and organisations who contribute regularly! https://dri.es/solving-the-maker-taker-problem
The games console market is fascinating: there's incentive to *not* provide upgraded models.
You want the guarantee that a game for $X just works on any $X purchased.
E.g. the Switch OLED has a bigger screen, and a better CPU than the original, but it's downclocked to match the original Switch's CPU.