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adjl posted...

Yes, but it also took a while for them to dominate the audio world as well. Cassettes were still pretty common well into the early 90's. Granted, a big chunk of that was because of the challenges of incorporating CD players into cars, but still.

Cassettes were just easier to listen to on the go until the invention of the Discman, and those weren't really a product that your average user could buy until 10 years after they came out. Even then, cassettes still had a lot of advantages over early CD players. It wasn't until the prices went down that it became a viable consumer product.