Talk:Path dependence

driving on different sides of the road

The section about driving on different sides of the road should be removed as it is invalid. The initial choice was not accidential, the two sides are not technically equivalent, not all countries that were in the British Empire drive on the left and not all countries that drove on the left were in the British Empire, and it has been proven that countries can change sides in modern times if the will is there.

path-dependence and motors

Apart from the VCRs example, I think something could be said about path-dependence and motors. Many people think path-dependence is behind low development of electric motors and high development of gasoline motors and not-so-high development of diesel motors. Even more, path-dependence and QWERTY effects are related.

Where's W. Brian Arthur and his works?

It is a shame that the name is not even mentioned. - Onlooker - 17 Apr 2006

"Path independence" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Path independence has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 September 26 § Path independence until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer1234qwer4 14:35, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Pornography on Betamax

"Sony, the original developer of Betamax, did not let pornography companies license their technology for mass production, which meant that nearly all pornographic motion pictures released on video used VHS format."

I don't know if Sony specifically allowed people to make Betamax pornography but it certainly existed and was available on the market,

The following link NSFW https://archive.org/details/collection-of-adult-vhs-video-ads-vol.-1-d.-d.-teoli-jr.-a.-c.-8NSFW shows multiple advertisements from the period for pornography released on Betamax. Coystags (talk) 23:29, 11 December 2025 (UTC)