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Originally Posted by layinglow
Visa pulls out everyone is fucked.
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Visa
could pull out. Anything is possible. But online porn isn't going back in its box because too many want to buy it and too many want to sell it.
So long as Visa does process payments for porn, don't expect any serious alternatives. But can you really imagine that the chance of a slice of $15 billion a year wouldn't bring someone in to take their place if they quit? The changeover could be one heck of a speedbump, but I don't believe it would be more than that.
That's what I meant by "they will all be accomodated in one way or another". Scumware for example, isn't causing more than a minor ripple at the moment because a few are pulling in extra profits from it and most aren't affected enough (or don't believe they are) to care. But if it ever comes close to biting to the extent some are forecasting, then watch what happens.
If there were more far-sighted people at the top of this business, we could surely have an easier ride over the next decade or so. But I don't believe online porn is out of first gear yet and money has a way of making problems go away.