Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales
Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales
Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.
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I wonder if they sell fax machines.
16 4 ReplyYup, about a dozen unique results in their app.
14 1 ReplyTheir analytics staff: HOLY SHIT WE GOT A HIT ON 'FAX MACHINES' WE ARE GOING TO FINALLY UNLOAD THESE THINGS
an hour later
Analytics: they didn't actually purchase any
19 1 ReplyA lot of them are printer/scanner combo machines that have fax functionality, rather than a dedicated fax machine.
Which makes sense, I assume it's not that much more expensive to produce it with the required parts (if any). Rest is software
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Fax machines are still very much used in the health industry (unfortunately)
13 1 ReplyI'm pretty sure Japan loves them too
4 0 ReplyAnd banking. I send at least ten faxes a day.
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They do, many business still use and need them.
7 2 ReplyZero businesses need them.
A few pretend to though.
9 4 ReplyIf the hospital you send you employees to for workers comp says they want paperwork faxed, then you need a fax machine. Are there better ways to do it? Yea, but the hospital isn’t interested in that and you don’t get to argue so you have to use the fax like they said.
3 0 ReplyYou misunderstand, it’s legislated. They have no say in this, and are just as pissed that they can’t email documents as you are.
3 1 ReplyExactly, so fax machines are needed, as I said before
3 0 Replybut the hospital isn’t interested in that
The phrasing implied something else entirely, just clarifying.
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You could say that about any technology that isn't cutting edge. The problem is when something is still standard in a particular industry, then yes you do "need" them.
Ideally we'd switch to better methods, but it takes time and organized effort.
2 0 ReplyAt this point the effort and time to keep physical fax machines is greater than dropping them.
2 0 ReplyA lot of fax machines are just integrated into a regular printer/scanner, which is why you can find them fairly easily
But yea a dedicated machine makes no sense now
1 0 ReplyWith POTS lines getting up to $1000/month in some cases, it’s not even the equipment that’s the problem.
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