@Hudson J1e posted:Not necessarily. Look at DCC. It is considered old technology being developed in the early 90's and it is still going strong. Technology in model trains doesn't work in the same manner like it does in other parts of life. It could be that in 20 years all O gauge trains will have a small board in them that can be run in DCS mode, Legacy mode, DCC mode, or battery power mode and it will be half the size it is today. The user will be able to choose what system they prefer. My only hope-Is that I am here to see what happens!
Lumping DCC in with DCS and TMCC is a fools errand. DCC is an open system. External parties can bring their stuff to the party and nicely with others. Bluetooth and WiFi, should be this way, but are only over the short term because of evolving standards and security issues.
The app stores are a whole other ball of wax. They are a closed system that Lionel and MTH don't control.
