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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by georgemcbay on Monday August 10, 2026 @12:09PM (#49245604)
> For every mars bar, there's a video game.

The economics of software (including video games) are entirely different than candy bars or burgers as the marginal cost of each "unit" is effectively zero.

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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by oneeyedpigeon on Monday August 10, 2026 @12:12PM (#49245644)
Fair enough; pretend I said "a computer" instead.
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Re:Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's by georgemcbay on Monday August 10, 2026 @12:17PM (#49245714)
> Fair enough; pretend I said "a computer" instead.

That's a better example, though the "continually better, faster & cheaper" days for computers (and consumer electronics broadly) have recently been heavily disrupted by the current AI rush. Guess we'll find out how temporary or permanent this is.

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