Floppy disks were most computer users "abandoned." Now, it was "being pushed to extinction" when Sony decided to end production early next year.

Sony will end on floppy disks sold 3 / 2011 due to declining demand. In 2009, floppy domestic market of Japan has about 12 million discs, which Sony accounts for 70% market share. At electronics store central Tokyo, floppy box 3.5 consists of 10 units of Sony cost six dollars. Most customers use a floppy disk in the field of education and research, Sony says.

Demand floppy peak in the mid-1990 when the most common type of floppy disk, providing 1.44 MB of storage. Floppy start "decline" in the late 1990s when the format CD-R, CD-RW discs more durable, higher capacity "reaching" mass market. In contrast with the small size of the floppy disk, CD can hold 650MB of data, provide clear benefits to users.

In the last years, USB memory pen has become popular for transferring data between computers. The total capacity of 12 million floppy disks domestic market in Japan in 2009 is 17GB, not enough to fill a Blu-ray disc surface.