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The reason so many things start off as "toys", is because engineers desire technically sweet problems to solve, not user needs. What engineer doesn't love solv
by timcederman 17y ago
The reason so many things start off as "toys", is because engineers desire technically sweet problems to solve, not user needs. What engineer doesn't love solving a problem, just because it hasn't been solved before?
- nostrademons 17y agoWell, that and any big new thing that's not a toy quickly gets crushed or acquired by an established company. Engineers invent non-toys all the time. If those inventions are at all useful, someone will pay big bucks (either to the engineer or to a big team of competing engineers) to have it.