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(Deutsch) Flottenverwaltung mit Faktor-IPM KFZ: die flexible Lösung für die Bestandsführung kleiner und großer Fuhrparks
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IT misconception 10: “The subscription model for buying music has failed”.
To conclude our series of IT fallacies, we turn our attention to music. In 2003, a US entrepreneur we know very well made the following statement: “The subscription model for buying music has failed”. You have already guessed who said…
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IT misconception 9: “Online shopping will be a flop”.
Shopping has also evolved in recent years as a result of digitalization. It is now possible to buy almost anything from home via the Internet. In 1966, Time magazine saw things quite differently. They claimed: “Remote shopping, while entirely feasible,…
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IT Misconception 8: “Email is a product you absolutely cannot sell.”
By phone call, video call, text message or e-mail. Most digital communication now takes place on the Internet. Ian Sharp, Sharp Associates, saw things somewhat differently in 1979. He was convinced that e-mail was a product that absolutely could not…
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IT misconception 7: “The telephone has too many weaknesses to be seriously considered for communication.”
Admittedly, the quote is a bit older than the previous blog articles. Nevertheless, this does not change the fact that the statement itself has been 100% refuted. The quote was originally an internal memo from Western Union and dates back…
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IT misconception 6: “In two years, the spam problem will be solved”.
Today we are dealing with spam mails. We all know them and sometimes even get them several times a day, even today. Spam mails with content that promises us large sums of money or advertising for products that we actually…
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IT misconception 5: “Apple is already dead”.
Today’s IT misconception specifically concerns one company. “Apple is already dead,” said Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft CTO, in 1997. It is quite obvious that he is wrong – Apple is now the most valuable company in the world in terms…
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IT misconception 4: “The Internet will not become a mass medium”
“The Internet will not become a mass medium,” said Matthias Horx in 2001. Only a few years later, he caused a stir with another statement: “No one will be talking about Facebook in five to six years”. This quote dates…
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IT misconception 3: “There’s no reason why everyone should have a computer at home.”
Who do you think made the statement, “There is no reason why everyone should have a computer at home.” hit home? It was made in 1977 by Ken Olsen of Digital Equipment Corp. The company is considered one of the…
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(Deutsch) Fröhliche Weihnachten!
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