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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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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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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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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“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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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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“Still, a computer like the ENIAC has 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons. But the computers of the future will have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and may weigh only 1.5 tons.” Popular Mechanics made this tantalizing prophecy in March…
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Well, with this statement about computers, someone really made a mistake in 1943. It was made by Thomas Watson, IBM’s chairman at the time, in person (but only orally). Thomas Watson was chairman of IBM until his death in 1956….
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The selection of IT misconceptions is huge and will certainly continue to grow in the coming years. However, we can draw much more than just amusement from the various examples. After all, the people we will be quoting in upcoming…
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