The Storage ECONOMY Is Broken. MicroSD Is OBLITERATED

from CurioVerse · host Panda Fury

Why did tech companies get rid of the SD card? The official excuses involve waterproofing, limited space, and slower performance. But the real reason may be much more lucrative. Expandable storage allowed customers to own their files without having to pay hundreds of dollars to smartphone manufacturers for storage upgrades or monthly subscriptions to cloud services.

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