Test Tape - by Moses

As everyone in the Professional Audio world knows, when using D.A.T recorders Super 8 Tape is the standard. As is all analog 2 inch tape. What this means is that there is a singular manufacturer reaping the benefits of practically all the recording artists works. With a competitive de-regulated marketplace it will soon become common for new test tapes designed in the digital realm, prohibiting this monopoly standard.
It was in 1982 that Fuji Film hit the North American market. It was considered by many to be a revolutionary product. However, as time has told, the format has moved to digital, and these analog products are now considered vintage (picture a cassette tape on VCR-VHS or Beta Tape). The projections are calling for new industry standards, and that is where a fine line has been set in the ground. No longer will Sony have a monopoly on what hits the airwaves. I vividly remember that in 1982 my Dad's company Greisman and Son rejected an offer from Sony, to distribute their products through them. It came down to Market share. The general consensus was that Sony was too greedy and had some questionable business practises. It is now 2010 and Sony has the original patent of C.D and D.V.D players/recorders, as well as the Seagate Barracuda (the first multi-channel processing C.P.U). As the patents have run out we will now see technological breakthroughs that will in all likelihood enable a home to self automate at a fraction of today's price. In laymen terms this means that should a person want to communicate with 1 million homes on a secure telecommunications system (some would say satellite feed with it's own hub), the C.P.U behind it all (similar to owning Bell Canada 30 years ago) will be affordable to pretty much the 'working Joe'.
In terms of what is being offered today, relative to a five year forecast, is very simple. We will have the technology in place to harness Electronic Control Units within each home, essentially automating our every technological product from a main hub within the home, as well as every communication device within it's network with practically zero upgrades necessary, at a fraction of today's prices. In essence, unless Sony has diversified outside the technological world, they will become a dinosaur to what they're known to be today financially. Even Bill Gates estate (which operates with the highest of all technologies, as a tax write-off in his books), will essentially be worth pennies of what we saw just 5 years ago.
To take a page out of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, should 100 million people buy a product at $100/unit, how does this compare to 2 billion people buying the same unit for $5 with a replicate backup. This would lead to a Global Dollar.
Take for example a Commodore 64, compare it to a Dell 40 gig hardrive at 2.6 Ghz with 8 Megabytes of RAM, and then compare both with a future 20 Terabyte Hardrive with 16 ultra sonic processing channels within it's C.P.U operating at 40 Ghz with 2 Terabytes of RAM.