Sorry but advertising is fleeting too.

This argument has a "I think talkies are going to ruin pictures" quality to it. The internet cannot kill print media, that can only be done by stodgy old print workers that refuse to accept their medium is going to change.

Change, not die.

There's a great reason for widescreen video formats, our eyes are side by side. TV's and computer monitors are following the industry trend based on that logic and the iPad is no argument for a different format because you can turn it sideways.

Photo's are individual art pieces and should come in whatever shape the artist wants but video required displays, drivers and codecs and we'll all be better off the more standardized it is.

it's for spinning rope or cord