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"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." — Henry Ford
by billybob 15y ago
"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
— Henry Ford
- jamesbritt 15y agoCitation needed
- pnp 15y agoLooks like Ford may have thought that way, but didn't say it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2938254 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2938254
- Hisoka 15y agoIf you stop being pedantic, a car really is a faster horse. It just doesn't the physical nature of a horse, that's all.
- jamesbritt 15y agoIf you stop being pedantic, a car really is a faster horse. It just doesn't the physical nature of a horse, that's all. This is what I don't get about the regurgitation of that "quote". It's obvious that what people are asking for is something faster; "horse" is just a point of reference. People could have asked for a smaller horse, or a horse that eats less hay, or a horse that doesn't shit so much, and if you're not a blindered literalistic you'll easily read between the lines. The "users are clueless" meme is perplexing. If they're so clueless, what does that say about the products they choose?