Blue LEDs didn't explode in popularity because they were futuristic - that came later. The reason they exploded in popularity was because they finally had the B in RGB, and could therefore combine LEDs to produce any colour. The lack of a blue LED was holding back the ability to produce LCD TVs and monitors.
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Blue LEDs didn't explode in popularity because they were futuristic - that came later. The reason they exploded in popularity was because they finally had the B in RGB, and could therefore combine LEDs to produce any colour. The lack of a blue LED was holding back the ability to produce LCD TVs and monitors.