Ziz said:
Which proves my point - people chose fashion over function.
And, double sided discs aren't lame, it's a space saving feature. And how is a DS disc more prone to damage from someone tossing it on top of the player? More than likely, if someone is in that much of a rush or is that careless that they would put a disc down anywhere other than its case, they're not going to be careful enough to flip it over to put it label side down. They're going to put it label side up so they can see what disc it is, which means the underside is still getting damaged either way.
You do realize that the TOP side of a DVD is far more prone to damage than the bottom side. A scratch that damages the top side will usually damage the data layer, while a scratch on the bottom side can usually simply be buffed out. The data layer is only protected on the top side by the label, on the bottom side it is protected by a much thicker piece of polycarbonate.
I can't believe that people still hold on to the myth that you should put discs down with the label side down!! That is just BEGGING for a non-repairable scratch!!