Proofing Progress

This is not so hard to understand; the same thing happened in the early 1970s when film-based (analog) proofing emerged and tried to replace the press proof. Printers didn't trust 3M's Matchprints or DuPont's Cromalins. But by 1980, analog proofs had largely displaced the press proof.

Then came digital proofs, like Kodak's Approval and 3M's Rainbow, and once again their color accuracy was suspect. But time proved their merit. ICC color-managed proofing, supported by ink-jet printers, received the same treatment, and eventually prevailed.