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I generally hear about Iridium as a second-generation success. The fact that the company that currently owns it is looking at putting up a new network (at a cos

by zipdog 16y ago

I generally hear about Iridium as a second-generation success. The fact that the company that currently owns it is looking at putting up a new network (at a cost of perhaps $3 billion) shows that the idea wasn't a foolish one. But like some great ideas it takes a trailblazer to burn themselves up in the trailblazing process. Another example in this context is the Panama canal. Or various railways companies. Or possibly the Segway (still waiting for the second generation owner on that one).

aaronbrethorst 16y ago
> Or possibly the Segway (still waiting for the second generation owner on that one) You mean third generation? The guy who acquired Segway died at the end of September in a Segway accident: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/segway-owner-dies-in-segway-crash/ http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/segway-owner-dies...