[jhbadger]

Yes, I know that quote is used to make fun of Internet nay-sayers, but I think younger people underestimate just how important fax machines were even as late as the early 2000s (and reportedly, they are still popular in Japan, where handwriting a note and faxing it is still easier than typing the characters).

[Klonoar]

It is very arguable whether they are “popular” in Japan for any reason at all other than Japan’s glacial pace of change.