Sony announced that it will stop production of floppy disks in march of 2011. I’m amazed that people still use floppy disks with all the other technology available.

“The 3.5-inch floppy was a ubiquitous and necessary component for storing and transferring files between personal computers for nearly three decades. Sony pioneered the 3.5-inch floppy disk in 1981, eventually replacing the 5.25-inch floppy disk that had previously been the popular storage format.

However, as the size of files and programs grew, the floppy disk was pushed aside by inexpensive and larger-format storage medium. Thanks to the creation of storage methods such as CDs, DVDs, Zip, and USB drives, Sony saw its Japanese sales of floppies decline from a record 47 million disks in fiscal 2002 to 12 million in fiscal 2009.

Most other floppy disk manufacturers had long since pulled out of the market, and Sony itself has already ceased sales to most of its overseas markets.” – Cnet.com – News

These things lasted far longer than I thought they would. But now the question that pops into my head is, what the hell are we going to do with all these floppy disks? I mean, throwing away billions plastic squares wouldn’t be very green of us.

Some Uses for floppy disks:

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