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Old 01-08-2012, 08:50 PM  
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Originally Posted by CheeseFrog View Post
I'm not so sure about that. Now there's talk about Bitcoins being used for DRM protection schemes: http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=8332
I'm old enough to remember Bubble Memory when it was touted as the best option for massive memory (back in the days when 64kb was alot of memory) and would replace the hard disk as the storage medium of big data.

Bubble memory was a novel approach to storage and it's still made by some companies around the world for specific applications - however it was not the solution to mass storage and hard disks are still manufactured today over 35 years later.

The Bitcoin is a novel idea, the concept may one day spawn new transactional systems, but regardless it's a fad that will pass. It will not gain widespread acceptance and the people betting that it will have made a losing bet.
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