Return of the Cassette?

According to Yahoo!, cassette tapes are back.

When I started my company in 1995, cassettes were the format of choice for indie bands.  As far as demos, one of the cool things about getting them on cassettes was that each one was different, and many were handmade.  The demos I get on CD use the same (or similar) templates and almost all have graphics done by computer.

In my opinion, the best thing about 1995, compared to today, was that it took a bit more work to get something released.  Home recording wasn't what it was, you couldn't burn a CD in just a couple of minutes, you couldn't easily do artwork like you can now, etc.

That was also the worst thing...

I've said it before and it's worth saying again, "What's old is new."

People said email would kill postal mail.  It hasn't.  For bands sending out gig info, postal mail works better than ever.

You could argue that cassettes work better than ever, too...assuming people have something to play them on.

Do you use cassettes?  Vinyl?  Why or why not?