We are impatient and quick to dismiss ideas that don’t take hold quickly, but I regularly see evidence of how long it takes a new technology to become accepted. For example, it might be worth considering the success of iPad as a delivery mechanism for newspapers in light of this 7 minute video from 1994. (Courtesy of Teresa Martin.)
© 2011 Norman Jacknis
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