It doubles design, development, and manufacturing cost, potentially doubling your supply chain. It's not a problem for the consumer.
replyUsed to? We absolutely still do. LTO is a widely used format, and as far as I'm aware, it is "picking up more steam" each year.
replyIn terms of capacity, LTO sales are increasing. In terms of tape count and drive count, there's been a steady decline.
replyI don't think there are public numbers. No doubt IBM knows. I do expect that trend to reverse this year if true.
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