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10 Businesses Facing Extinction in 10 Years

entrpreneur.com — Determining which industries aren't long for this world may seem easy enough. But some types of businesses, such as telemarketing, are surprisingly hard to kill. And then again, other industries, probably the ones you're sad to see go, can't find a way to survive.

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  • chaiwalla, on 10/10/2007, -1/+33What about video stores?
    • Dumbledorito, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15You mean Pirate Bay?
    • CDNnewbie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Or northeastern mid-market paper supply firms? ;)
    • ThinkBox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"Newspapers"
      - Major newspapers are Advertising driven. The amount of money these sites make from advertising on the web is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.... this isnt anything CLOSE to the actual print business right now. You're looking at millions per month for the majors. Print will not be going away anytime soon, or in the next 20 years. You might see local papers disappear, but you might forget how much small towns base their community off of The Paper. Especially people in their mid 30s and older.
      The paper will not disappear when there is a large amount of people who dont get their news consistently and daily from the internet.

      "Camera film manufacturing"
      This is really a shame, to be honest. I have been doing digital photography my entire life, and have recently begun to shoot my own film and work in darkrooms. The quality of large format cameras, and the beautiful skill involved in the darkroom is an incredible thing. Like I said, I've working on digital my whole life, well when i started working on film I thought it would be an annoying chore. Really, I find film to be absolutely beautiful. It has vastly increased my skill in taking pictures and understanding the concept and history of the photograph. The ability to go into a darkroom and be just as creative with my own hands as I am in photoshop (with a mouse) is truly inspiring. The craft of printmaking may be going the way of the buffalo, but I'll always love it.
  • gene1102, on 10/10/2007, -13/+2Call me crazy, but I think the porn industry faces extinction, along with illegal drug.
    • volvinator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12You're crazy.
    • noobeffect, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5As the internet becomes more widely available, the porn industry will continue it's rise.
      • Leo21k, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3But we no longer have to pay for porn thanks to the internet, I dont see how they make any money.
        • Vincent21212, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Oh if they stop making porn, we'll start paying for it to be made. Porn is a constant
        • avisotin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Porn is like light. Everything in the world moves in relation to it as a constant, and if it were to stop, so the world would stop.
    • Divals, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18One would hope that the illegal drug industry would become extinct, due to the legalization of drugs...
  • GreedKills, on 10/10/2007, -11/+35buried as spam for their incontent-fake-popup, adblock blocked it but I still had to click close

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    Determining which industries aren't long for this world may seem easy enough. But some types of businesses, such as telemarketing, are surprisingly hard to kill. And then again, other industries, probably the ones you're sad to see go, can't find a way to survive.

    So start setting up your office pool, because here are our picks for 10 businesses facing extinction in 10 years.

    Record stores: Record stores are closing in, well, record numbers. One of the most prominent music retailers, Tower Records, shut down all 89 stores last year after concluding it couldn't withstand the onslaught of online music stores and chains like Wal-Mart, which can offer lower prices and sell other items to offset the smaller number of CDs being sold.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: Great, if you consider Wal-Mart a record store.

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    Camera film manufacturing: This probably isn't the best business to get into right now. According to The Chicago Tribune, from May 2006 to May 2007, the volume of prints made from digital cameras grew by 34 percent. Film camera sales, meanwhile, fell by 49 percent, while digital cameras sales continued to grow--by 5 percent. Of American internet users, 70 percent own a digital camera; another survey shows that 70 percent of Canadians now use a digital camera.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: Some entrepreneurs who specialize in making camera film for amateur photographers could possibly make a living.

    Crop dusters: They'll be around in 10 years, but likely not in their present form. The average age of the typical crop duster is 60, the number of crop dusters is dwindling, and the profession can be dangerous. Just several weeks ago, an Arkansas crop dusting company was ordered to stop flying in Iowa after spraying farm workers with a fungicide; 36 farm hands in a cornfield had to be decontaminated by a hazardous materials crew.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: The type of crop dusting plane that chased after Cary Grant in North by Northwest will have almost certainly gone south. Farmers say that they'll always need crop dusters, even though new technologies have made them less important than in the past. But commercial airlines are increasingly taking business away from the small, independent crop dusters.

    Gay bars: As The Orlando Sentinel noted in a recent article, around the country gay bars have been going out of business as gay men and women have been gaining greater acceptance in society. What used to be a hangout for people who felt unwelcome elsewhere is becoming less necessary.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: As with many industries, the very best of them will endure; the rest won't.

    Newspapers: Some people thought they were through when radio and TV news came about. Even after the fax machine revolutionized offices, some people predicted that everyone would have their news faxed in, since that would be quicker than relying on a newspaper. But the numbers have been falling precipitously since the 1990s when the internet came on the scene. In the past year, the Audit Bureau of Circulations twice has posted drops averaging 2.1 and 2.8 percent over six-month periods. Newsrooms across the country have been hemorrhaging staff.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: They won't disappear; they'll be on the internet. We don't recommend startups investing a lot of money into a printing press plant.

    Pay phones: In 1997, there were more than 2 million pay phones in the U.S.; now there are approximately half as many. There are probably always going to be certain places like airports and hotels that offer pay phones, as long as there are people who don't own or can't afford cell phones. Because phone kiosks on the streets are a favorite for drug dealers, who don't want to have their own numbers tapped and tracked, cities are shedding them.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: They'll be around, but won't be anything to call home about.

    Used bookstores: They've been closing fast, and those that are still open are relying on what's making them obsolete: the internet. A used bookstore used to be the place to find that beloved, out-of-print children's book you used to read 17 times a day until your little sister flushed it down the toilet. Now you just type that title in a search engine and order it within minutes.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: Some of them will still be eking out an existence, but the handwriting is on the wall.

    Piggy banks: You may chuckle, but as we continue gravitating toward a paperless society, it's not difficult to imagine a day when piggy banks no longer exist.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: Sure, they'll probably still be a few around--in antique shops.

    Telemarketing: The good news for people who hate telemarketing calls is that the industry may finally be dying; the bad news is that it may take a while. Telemarketing has been hit hard by the national Do-Not Call list that was established five years ago, and sales have been stagnant, but the industry still managed to bring in $393 billion in revenue last year. Some of this is due to clever marketing. This includes holding raffles at shopping malls; when you sign your information, you agree to accept calls from the company running the contest and its partners. Cell phones are exempt from automated telemarketing calls, but not from individuals calling. Then there are occasional windows of opportunity: The national Do-Not Call list is set to expire in 2008, unless you remember to register again.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: They'll be here. Humbled, more impotent, but probably still here.

    Coin-operated arcades: With Nintendo Wii, casual gaming online and the Xbox 360, the video game arcade industry is thriving, but not the standalone brick-and-mortar arcades. For those of you who thought arcades were already dead, they still exist--at movie theaters, miniature golf courses and other touristy spots--but it seems only a matter of time before they vanish from the landscape. Ten years ago, there were 10,000 arcades in the nation, and now the number is close to 3,000, according to the American Amusement Machine Association. Revenue from arcade game units brought in $866 million last year, which sounds good until you consider that in 1994, the industry was pocketing $2.3 billion and that the profits are only still high because it costs so much to play a game.
    Odds of survival in 10 years: Game over.
    • brotherfranciz, on 11/12/2007, -1/+1I didn't have that problem in Opera... Buried as spam? Rather harsh isn't it?
  • deadbaby, on 10/10/2007, -1/+46Piggy banks aren't a business. They're a mold made in a factory that also makes thousands of other products. I have to seriously question the authors qualifications to write this type of article if they think piggy banks are some independent branch of industrialized production.
  • crackah, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12He wasnt referring to piggy banks as such, just the removals of coins.

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  • Diggrock, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15Oh *****, I just invested all of my money into an arcade company...
    • rootstyle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Its a shame that arcades have really died off. The arcade culture is as strong as ever in Japan, but the in person social gaming is much more important there. I shed a tear for coin-ops. *sniff*
      • JaceFuse, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2As sad as it is, perhaps you can find some comfort in the nostalgia of building/buying your own arcade cabinet. There are several companies that sell the cabs, or you could be brave and build your own. There are even a few ways to acquire legal roms for the emulators. It's not the same as a real arcade, but it's a great conversation piece and owning one is fun for all kinds of nostalgic reasons.
      • reddikilowatt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2That's because they have some amazing games there. I'd love to try out some of those Japanese drum games.
    • vertinox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I thought Coin-Op arcades died in the late 90s? There is Dave and Busters, but its the fact adults can drink alcohol and play arcade games that is what keeps that chain alive.
  • yomamaisfat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16Porn will go strong forever.
  • Leo21k, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2311. Gyms
    No longer needed in the future where people do all their socializing on sites like myspace. Who needs a sexy bod when you can just photoshop your head on to Brad Pitts body then put that picture up as your profile pic?
    • ravan46, on 10/10/2007, -9/+2.
    • crashflow, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3i dunno bout you guys, but brad pitt photoshops his face unto my body...

      just to get a good laugh out of it. :(
    • tlow, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Um... people who still live in the real world. Also, as far as I know there aren't virtual women yet.
      • avisotin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1WHAT?! You don't have a VirtuaGirl?!
  • NonLeftistDiggr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16How many government agencies would be out of business if they didn't have the special ability to stay open while blowing their budgets and providing ***** services for the price? CALTRANS would have been gone years ago.

    Tower was insane. I can remember walking in there, even in the past few years, picking up a CD, lauging out of pity when I saw $18.99, and leaving to go order from Amazon.
    • crzdmn, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2Lol, I hardly know what a record store is... I'm 22 been using wal-mart since i can remember until there was internet.
    • fatdog789, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Transportation is considered a capital investment. It provides capital in the form of increased cost efficiency for workers trying to get to and from work. A "Non Leftist" like yourself should embrace public transportation because it frees up resources that can be better put to use by and for private enterprises.
      • 15charmaxwtf, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1And private individuals do a hell of a lot of a better job than government bureaucrats. And consumers actually would rule. And money wouldn't have to be stolen, it would be voluntary. Having said that, there are probably more important things to worry about.
  • KoolKhemist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Transportation (Trains, Airplanes, Cars, Buses, Boats, Etc)

    Because I am working on my Teleportation Algorithm as we speak.
    • crzdmn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4HAHAHA if you finished it today it wouldn't make it through regulatory agencies for 15+ years due to the insane amount of lobbying money that would be spent in order to prevent your technology from essentially putting thousands of industries on death row.

      Don't you love Americorp!
      • KoolKhemist, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I'll teleport all the Congressman into a cave somewhere and leave them there if need be.
  • jxfallout, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4The prediction of arcades being pretty much dead makes me sad. Hell, there's only one arcade in my area (and it's still like an hour away) currently (there used to be several in malls and what-not between 5-10 years ago).
    • princeofhosts, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4That's not true. I'm work in Japan and Arcades are always busy. Maybe in the States but here, they are alive and very strong.
      • jxfallout, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Which brings up another point, Japan tends to have an AWESOME variety of arcade games in their arcades when compared to ours. Best example was the arcade in a mall closeby that closed about a year ago. It's newest/latest game was Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. :p
    • psykiv, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2There's an arcade in a mall like a mile from my house. The arcade was *completely* empty when I was in that mall last weekend. However, places like Dave and Busters are still very much alive. I went there the other day and there was a huge line to get in and get the gamer card.
  • endustry, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Interest in film is still pretty strong among longtime photographers and it's not unusual for me to meet someone who started with a digital and has since gone backward to film. While it's possible to do anything in Photoshop, some people still prefer the look of film. Anyway, I see a reduction in variety and availability in ten years but certain types of film such as Kodak's Tri-X and Fuji Velvia should still be in production. The only difference is it will be a lot more expensive than it is now and unless one lives in a big city like New York, people will have to send it out to be developed.
    • MtheoryX, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If it becomes very specialized, and a person is that into traditional film, I would say they will be processing their own film.
  • HanSolo69, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2pics or...I have too short of an attention span to read.
  • bemyokono, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1the netflix formula is a goner for sure. all movies will be dowloaded electronically within the next ten years and there will be almost no need to receive them in the mail.
    • jokerthief, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yeah but Netflix will probably be the ones delivering the content over the web.
    • crapmatic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Netflix will continue to do great. Not everyone has DSL and FiOS and the interest in watching movies on their laptop screen.
    • SanTe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This totally discounts broadband ISPs' desires to maximize profits by charging ever higher prices for bandwidth that they limit. In what rose-colored glasses world are we all downloading/streaming DVD quality or better video anytime we want for less than what Netflix charges for the same amount of mail-delivered content per month? Do you really think Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, etc., are going to stand for most of their customers downloading/streaming high quality full length movies several times a month without charging them *much* higher monthly subscription fees to pay for their now obscenely inflated bandwidth bills? The argument that DVD rental by mail is as good as dead is very short-sighted in my opinion, and ignores several realities.
  • jokerthief, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14lol at gay bars going out of business in ten years! Not going to happen. If I were gay, I'd want to go to gay bars to meet partners. It would be much easier with the much better ratio of gay to straight than the typically straight or mixed bars have.
  • estacado, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10I have a feeling that the author's motive for the whole article is the opportunity to say "Game Over" for the arcade industry at the end of the article. He just cannot resist the pun.
  • dreambucket, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I'm thinking recruiting agencies/headhunters are the next to go. I was placed at my current position by a recruiting agency...sooner or later companies are going to realize that they just paid at least $10,000 for someone to surf careerbuilder for 5 minutes
    • zoom1928, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I don't know about that. Even though we advertise on monster.com, dice, and craigslist, we've only had one qualified candidate respond to any of our ads. We're in a very anti-Internet area (Seattle), but you'd still think a few of the unemployed people in the area would look for a job over the internet. Unfortunately we pay a lot of money for a firm that finds candidates. We have paid much more than $10k for programmers that are so clueless than they never think to use the Internet to find a job.
  • machambi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3check printing ?
  • ZenMojo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Arcades could survive if they were like the old penny arcades. Charge a flat admission and let people pump nickels in all day long.
    • sjbdallas, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Or if they do console games on huge screens. Halo3 on 100inch plasma.
    • reddikilowatt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Arcades fell into disfavor when the "seedier" element started hanging out there. Parents didn't feel it was safe to let their kid alone (real or imagined) and so they didn't let them play more than a few games.
    • Xevec, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I have to respond to this. I have an arcade JUST LIKE THAT in my area. The only arcades that are really ever doing well is places like Dave & Busters and Gameworks. But these places offer more than just arcades. And yes, Arcades sometimes do fell "seedy."
  • cultist667, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10RIAA & MPAA
  • DiggLive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3I'm surprised a smart ass Linux/Mac user hasn't made a comment about where Microsoft is on this list yet.
    • andycr512, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Well said for a troll who spends his day posting flamebait whenever a Linux story gets on the front page.
  • themoosejuice, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1TELEMARKETING via VOIP

    I agree with everything except telemarketing. VOIP is getting cheaper by the day. Soon telemarketers in india (or other) are going to start calling your home phone or cell phone to sell you something. Think someone in india cares about the US laws and a Do Not Call registry? The telemarketers will be coming from overseas, there will be no stopping them. It will be just like blocking spam emails
    • Zakalwe2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yep. If you think people are going to quit using a communications medium to sell things, you may want to reassess your grasp of basic human nature. You think print is the BEST medium through which to sell? Think again. A true sales operation always has phone people to follow up on their copy.
  • diggerman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Blockbuster
  • okebinda, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Record stores, used bookstores and arcades won't be out of business in 10 years. They're suffering now because the current generation is embracing the internet and other home technologies with a little too much enthusiasm. Over the next decade these consumers will come to realize that they've over-isolated themselves while the next generation will reject such antisocial behavior. Entrepreneurs will fill this gap by reinventing these venues as points of social contact as well as destinations for consumption.

    And crop dusters? Seriously? You'd think with all the money they saved getting the wrong domain name they could afford some quality reporting...
    • sjbdallas, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I'll agree with used bookstores at least. Half price books makes a killing here and I go there all the time. I'm not looking for collectible books, i'm just looking for a stack of paperbacks to read and return.
      • KeithLM, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0That's exactly what I thought when I read this. I'm in the Dallas area and have visited two or three different Half Price Books in the area and they always have a good number of people in them. It's a great place to pick up books that I'm not interested in "collecting". They opened up in KC in the past few years and I have several friends there that love shopping at them and they seem to be doing well. The selection, convenience and price are hard to match.

        That being said, the small mom and pop places may be in trouble. I now Half Price Books has warehouses and such, they may exchange books between stores to balance out inventory. Something privately owned stores can't compete with.
  • latemnevorp, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Don't forget the gigantic record labels!
    Seriously, the power afforded to bands such as mine is insane and there is nothing that a band can't do for themselves now...
    Just get a copy of a trade publication with all the info for clubs and stores and set up your own tours and distribution!

    Food for thought to all the musicians and bands out there.
  • whatever1, on 10/29/2007, -0/+2Everyone should be up in arms about arcades going out of business. Sure, it looks like inevitable, but geeks like us will need places to spend quality time with our kids.
  • Kootsi, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0What about the Porn Industry? I predict in 10 years it will almost be completely out of business. More and more people are becoming religious and I think people are also just getting tired of seeing the same naked women over and over. Mark my words, the porn industry is going out of business.
  • obxjdt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I have to disagree with some of these;

    Record Stores Facing Extinction in 10 Years;
    Without them, the music industry will go under. Most people want a hard copy of their music collection, and not everyone wants to use iTunes/iPods.
    What will change and is changing is the way the music industry works. One hit wonders don't sell albums anymore, just 1-2 songs. We're starting to see quality acts again. There hasn't been many acts with any longevity for the last 25-30 years. Maybe 3-4 that your kids will be listening to in say 20 years?

    Crop dusters:
    There will always be a need for this until a better/safer delivery system is devised. *Have you ever seen them in action??? These pilots have mad skillz!!! Every pass looks like their going to crash into the ground!*

    Used bookstores;
    There will always be Bookworms looking to buy, sell or trade good books. Besides, this (and no newspapers) is like saying there's no need for publishers anymore...

    Piggy banks;
    Only when we have a cash free system. It'll never happen. Besides, isn't a change jar the same thing?

    Coin-operated arcades;
    Been a looooooong time since I've put a quarter into a game. I agree that the "Arcade" as we know it might be gone, but I think pay to play will be here for a long time in the form of bar-top games (A.K.A. "Crack Machines").

  • manicallday, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Gay Bars have been shutting down to gentrification and drug bust. Gay bars have a dual purpose. For straight guys it's a place to go to find good quality drugs. For straight women, it's a place that allows them to do their drugs without being bothered. For instance, in Atlanta Backstreets used to be a 24 hour spot that always great drugs at great prices. The cops used to never go in there so it was pretty open. In fact, dealers used to have service waiting lines during the more busier hours.
  • runescape1143, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1This article is the biggest load of crap i've ever seen. Newspapers are going out of business? really? I guess in a few years there will be no nytimes. Gay bars only exist because people are homophobic. Sure! Used book stores couldn't possibly survive after the internet. Much the same with piggy banks, cause i do remember prefering to do my banking online when i was young enough to care about my piggy bank. It didn't leave that annoying paper trail and it really streamlined doing my taxes.
  • Shadowhawk109, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1What, no "MICROSOFT!!111!!one!!one!1"? Is Digg finally growing up? Perish the thought...

    For the record, I like Microsoft, Apple, and various Linux distros. Face this truth: OS X and Linux will not suddenly dominate the market. Yeah, OS X is becoming increasingly popular, but no company wants to spend a ton of money on Mac Pros, or even iMacs.

    Sorry for throwing in OS talk. But honestly, I'm proud of you, Digg.
  • OniDracula, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nothing especially shocking or anything I didn't already know. This is stuff that if you just paid attention, you'd realize is happening.
  • UltimateKylie, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Gay Bars will obviously exist just as str8 hookup joints exist. I think you will see a remergence of Record Stores once the music industry actually makes a pleathera of good music.
    Telemarketing will exist unless it is outright outlawed. Unless money is made digital Kids will continue to save in PiggyBanks for something or the other.
    I do miss Tower Records, sure they were higher than Amazon but no shipping and instant gratification including the artwork. I liked browsing the store...
  • RRAlex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's a bit naive to thing the telemarketing will die... I'm really waiting for the cell phone service business to die though. As soon as we get Wi-Fi / Wi-Max coverage all around, VoIP clients on phones will be (are becoming already) the norm and we'll be able to peer with the home... Actually many people are already doing this right now and are only paying 2-3 $ to keep their old world phone number so grandma can still call in... All you need is a small asterisk box (or even pay a provider a bigger price to host it for you!).

    In the end we need a secure p2p directory service with web of trusts / social networking (OpenPrivacy in mind.. :-)
  • eXcivory, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0this is completely relevant FIVE YEARS AGO. Please bury, we all know this.
  • jimmiss, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Phone and Cable companies via the proliferation of Wireless broadband.
  • murlox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1One of the most interesting article (which is getting quite rare on Digg nowadays).
  • dig88, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Quite an interesting topic.Will make a good read.
  • rsomers, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0The Tazer business will be dead in ten years, bro
  • ScienceDoc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They forgot real estate agent.
  • radartheunder8d, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I miss arcades. Yes, they were a drug dealers dream. Yes, they supported nothing but a waste of time and the occasional Hi-Score spot. Brawls were common, but without weapons. The chix we're nothing to impress since you went to school with most of them. I miss arcades.
  • Gmasterfluffy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If they are referring to these jobs facing extinction in America, then yes i agree. However, if you go to japan ( especially in the Akihabara district) you'll find that coin-op arcades are far from dead. They always have people in their because its a place to play games that you couldn't at home and socialize with friends. Its kinda like saying pc gaming is dead, far from it . You just need to look in the right places.
  • Error601, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1He seems to think coin-op arcades are all video games. They're just switching back to what they were before video games with pinball, air hockey, pool, etc. The video games will be ones you can't get at home with motion simulators and such.
  • RawShark, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Just as long as I can continue to get $50 happy endings at the Bangkok massage parlor in town here, I don't give a rats ass what happens to the rest of the business world.

    That was a joke. As a camera collector and avid photographer with my own darkroom, I've been in fear of film going the way of the DODO. First Kodak stopped processing K-14 films. Then Kodak stopped manufacturing B&W polycontrast paper. These have been big blows for me.
  • mrsneakypat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Dunder Mifflin.
  • daviddurick, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Cool article but some of the items are a bit odd. However, I do have a good one to add which is from an industry I've been in for a long time. I predict a huge decline or near elimination of check collection and check printing businesses and check processing equipment businesses. Actually, anything related to processing or managing paper checks. Not too many people are aware of this, but the paper check that people like to write is drastically beginning to disappear. The Feds are shutting down the most of the check processing centers over the next couple of years, they've already shut down several of them this past year.
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