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Reddituser45005 t1_j2drwa0 wrote

Porn producers took the lead in making their films available on Videotape. The availability of at home porn created the market for VCRs. Hollywood didn’t get involved until there was enough households with VCRs to justify releasing films on tape. It’s all about market penetration

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turdferguson3891 t1_j2eu2or wrote

Hollywood was reluctant at first because the business model had always been you had to pay to see the movie each time. Who's gonna go see Star Wars or a Disney movie in the theater again if they can just watch it at home over and over whenever you want. That's why the tapes were initially so expensive when they did come out, because it was for renting not owning unless you were rich enough to not care.

With porn there was the obvious appeal of privacy.

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