The industrial revolution isn't over. It's just starting.
Gravity is the force that makes startup companies actually start up.
Inertia, on the other hand, is what existing players in an industry use to slow or even halt them. The best chance to exploit change is now, while these two forces battle it out in your industry. Opposing these entrepreneurs are industry incumbents who can't be certain if they'll gain or lose from a change in direction. They tend to stick with what they know works. And they have powerful means by which to do so - brand value, existing assets, the ability to form cartels, regulatory roadblocks, even the courts and Congress.