There's a tendency to think that the world would be different without "revolutionary" people or companies, but usually what ends up happening is just being at t

There's a tendency to think that the world would be different without "revolutionary" people or companies, but usually what ends up happening is just being at the right place at the right time. Usually what ends up happening? That comment would be credible if you have some kind of ability to re-run reality removing historically key players to see what would happen. Personally, I've seen software development organizations flounder and some succeed dramatically despite their having similar equipment, availability of resources, snacks in the break room, etc. The difference all came down to a few key developers who drove things forward.