3.5 floppy disks are massively discriminated in Japan
There is excitement among the bureaucracy of local authorities
in the capital of Japan (
https://3dnews.ru/1052018) - banks
began to introduce significant monthly fees for servicing data
on floppy disks and other physical media. The exorbitant cost
of IT cartels' service is forcing the abandonment of floppy disks
in favor of online service. Officials are pleased with the
reliability of the 3.5-inch floppy disks and are with fear awaiting
changes, although they will stretch in time for a full five years,
until 2026. The introduction of a monthly payment in the region
of $ 500 forces the capital's officials to abandon floppy disks.
Banks said there is an increased cost to keep drives and other
media readers from long-term discontinued physical media up
and running. "Disks almost never broke or lost data," said one
of the officials in charge of public funds management in Meguro
County.
"The area has long stored employee benefits on 3.5-inch floppy
disks that are physically delivered to the bank for processing."
In addition, the stock of floppy disks in institutions was so
abundant that they could be used for years, although the same
Sony stopped producing diskettes about ten years ago. However,
in some areas of Tokyo, officials will continue to use floppy
disks until 2026, when the capital's workflow modernization
program is completed.
