VHS finally considered dead?

After a long illness, the groundbreaking home-entertainment format VHS has died of natural causes in the United States. The format was 30 years old. No services are planned. The format had been expected to survive until January, but high-def formats and next-generation vidgame consoles hastened its final decline.

The reason they note the “death” is due to the fact that most retailers are pulling them from the shelves. No surprise, what won’t sell shouldn’t be on the floor. I wonder how long it will take before it’s hard to even buy a VHS player? There’s no doubt some people have hefty VHS collections.