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As someone who works in the industry, can you explain the good reasons for choosing 2020 as the estimate? (As opposed to this: https://xkcd.com/678/ https://xk
by ktRolster 11y ago
As someone who works in the industry, can you explain the good reasons for choosing 2020 as the estimate?
(As opposed to this: https://xkcd.com/678/ https://xkcd.com/678/ or just hopeful thinking)
- lrem 11y agoAs someone who works in a big company, for some reason every long-term plan is touted this-2020 and that-2020. It's just easier to sell as a slogan and may influence real deadlines. That is until probably 2018, when everything will get named those-2025.
- ghaff 11y agoFive years out is roughly the confluence between "close enough to be interesting" with "of course, it's not quite ready yet."