Michael Scrip

The biggest problem is that most young people aren't into computers.  And without computers... there's nowhere to put the files that are on an SD card.
Hell... most average consumers of any age don't have a good grasp on the idea of files and folders anyway.  And that's a big part of dealing with files that a traditional camera generates.
Young people are all about the smartphone, SnapChat, Instagram, etc.  That's what photography is to them.  And it's actually pretty remarkable that the same device you take pictures with (the smartphone) is also the device that stores them, shares them online, and backs them up to the cloud.  They don't need to move photos from one device to another.
A person who has only ever taken pictures with a smartphone won't like to deal with SD cards and computers for general consumer photography.  It's almost like a person who grew up with digital cameras never wanting to deal with film.
But like Tony said... there will always be enthusiasts and professional who rely on "real" digital cameras.  For the average consumer though... it's done (or it never was)
Personally... I'll still lug my DSLR around to take pictures at dance competitions.  And shoot RAW and edit in Lightroom.
But I rarely see parents with DSLRs or even point-n-shoots anymore. It's a smartphone world for kids and parents.
Below is an example at an outdoor dance competition under a tent with terrible lighting.
My photo is on the left shot with a DSLR and external flash... and someone's smartphone photo is on the right:

I know which one I prefer... but the average consumer doesn't know or care.  
It's easier for them to just snap a pic with their smartphone than to deal with a separate camera, memory cards, a computer, software, etc.

Damn so close to the end of the article. One day you will bother to read the last 1%.
Had you done that, you'd have read that I described Canon as "boring", that they will in future struggle to sell us the next improvements, that their approach to apps and Magic Lantern was complete wrong, and that it "pains me" to see the enthusiast market moving to higher-end longer release cycles as pioneered by Canon with the 5D line.
Actually I am spending 90% of my time right now with a Panasonic costing under $800. Alas you were not to realise that, because you just seem to make assumptions without knowing very much and never ask or bother to find out what the person who writes EOSHD is really doing behind the scenes.
Geeez.
What an idiot and a troll.
Carry on and you will be banned. Final warning.
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Exactly, and good riddence to them. It's GREAT for the people who are actually interested in photography and picking up the skills necessary.
No longer do we have the masses convincing the manufacturers that there is money to be made in crappy low-end DSLRs with food and baby modes.
Look how much more they have concentrated on enthusiasts since the consumer market shrank.
Look how many great enthusiast cameras we've got now and how many mid-range models have stepped up to be better featured.
This is also a good illustration of why pros have a bright future.
Before, everyone and his cat was shooting photos like the one on the left with their own Rebel DSLRs.
Now they are stuck with the crap on the right and have to pay someone to do better.
They have all sold their old cameras on eBay!

The biggest problem is that most young people aren't into computers.  And without computers... there's nowhere to put the files that are on an SD card.
Hell... most average consumers of any age don't have a good grasp on the idea of files and folders anyway.  And that's a big part of dealing with files that a traditional camera generates.
Young people are all about the smartphone, SnapChat, Instagram, etc.  That's what photography is to them.  And it's actually pretty remarkable that the same device you take pictures with (the smartphone) is also the device that stores them, shares them online, and backs them up to the cloud.  They don't need to move photos from one device to another.
A person who has only ever taken pictures with a smartphone won't like to deal with SD cards and computers for general consumer photography.  It's almost like a person who grew up with digital cameras never wanting to deal with film.
But like Tony said... there will always be enthusiasts and professional who rely on "real" digital cameras.  For the average consumer though... it's done (or it never was)
Personally... I'll still lug my DSLR around to take pictures at dance competitions.  And shoot RAW and edit in Lightroom.
But I rarely see parents with DSLRs or even point-n-shoots anymore. It's a smartphone world for kids and parents.
Below is an example at an outdoor dance competition under a tent with terrible lighting.
My photo is on the left shot with a DSLR and external flash... and someone's smartphone photo is on the right:

I know which one I prefer... but the average consumer doesn't know or care.  
It's easier for them to just snap a pic with their smartphone than to deal with a separate camera, memory cards, a computer, software, etc.

Oh sure... the G7 has clean HDMI-out that can send video to an external monitor and can be recorded by an external recorder.
But as soon as you try to record internally... the HDMI is disabled.  Boooooo   
The BlackMagic Video Assist is nice... but it doesn't record 4K.  I'd have to spend at least $1000 for an Atomos recorder in order to record 4K and monitor externally with a G7.
Or... I'll just wait for the GH5... Panasonic doesn't disable the HDMI port during internal recording on the GH-series.

This is exciting but it's not something I would purchase for the same reason I will not purchase the G7.  I would like to record internal 4k and monitor via HDMI.  If the GX85 allows HDMI monitoring while recording 4K internally, then I will consider purchasing, especially if it does as well as the G7 at high ISOs.