Comment by GuB-42
7 months ago
For most developing and recently developed countries, the gateway to modern technology is the smartphone.
The first world had a lot of computers, video cameras and horizontal screens in general before they had smartphones.
I think it plays a part.
Nothing about using a phone requires users to hold it vertically to take video.
Except it's a natural position, quicker and gives you better position. And since most of content will be consumed on mobile makes no sense to shoot horizontally.
I gave up this fight a decade ago, can't believe people still struggle with this concept.